Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports from Gaza that at least 30 people have been killed and 130 wounded at the only remaining food distribution point operated by GHF in southern Gaza.

Mahmoud reported that the Israeli army opened fire indiscriminately on a large crowd.

“Many desperate families in the north have been making dangerous journeys all the way to the south to reach the only operating distribution centre in Rafah,” he said.

He added that “many of the bodies are still on the ground”, and that the wounded have been transferred to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

On Wednesday, the GHF said it was closing its hub in Khan Younis for maintenance and renovation, leaving only one site open in Rafah. GHF-led operations are therefore forcing Palestinians to travel south if they want food, creating dangerous bottlenecks, according to Al Jazeera.

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