The Gaza civil defence agency has said 31 people were killed and “about 200” wounded when Israeli troops fired on people waiting to enter a food distribution centre, AFP reports.

“We transported at least 31 martyrs and about 200 wounded as a result of Israeli tank and drone fire on thousands of citizens… on their way to receive food from the American aid centre,” civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP.

The Israeli army did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment.