The number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army in Gaza since dawn has risen to 87, Al Jazeera reports quoting hospital sources in the territory.

Among the victims were 34 people who were killed while waiting for aid, the sources said.

Palestinians mourn a relative, who was killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid near a distribution point in Rafah, according to medics at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip, on July 12. — Reuters
Palestinians mourn a relative, who was killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid near a distribution point in Rafah, according to medics at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip, on July 12. — Reuters

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