At least 875 Palestinians have been confirmed killed while attempting to secure food from US-Israel-backed aid distribution sites since May, Al Jazeera reports, citing a United Nations statement.

“As of 13 July, we have recorded 875 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food; 674 of them were killed in the vicinity of GHF sites,” said UN human rights office spokesperson Thameen al-Kheetan.

The GHF is the US- and Israel-backed group that has bypassed UN-led humanitarian operations.

Al-Kheetan said the latest deadly incident happened yesterday, with reports indicating the Israeli army “shelled and fired towards Palestinians seeking food” at the GHF site in al-Shakoush area, northwestern Rafah.

“Our teams on the ground … have spoken to survivors of these killings, these starving children included, who were shot at while on their way to pick up very little food,” said UNRWA’s director of communications Juliette Touma.