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At least 27 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid distribution
Local health authorities in Gaza said on Tuesday that at least 27 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire while waiting for aid distribution near Rafah.
The Israeli military said on Tuesday it fired shots at individuals about half a kilometre from the aid distribution site of US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the Gaza Strip.
The individuals were moving towards forces in a way that "posed a threat to them", the military said.
It said its forces do not prevent Gaza residents from reaching aid despite multiple reports of deadly attacks by Israeli forces near the US centre in recent days.
The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday the impediment of access to food and relief for civilians in Gaza may constitute a war crime.
"Attacks directed against civilians constitute a grave breach of international law, and a war crime," The head of the UN agency, Volker Turk, said in a statement.
The UN has called for an independent investigation into killings of Palestinians near the US-backed aid centre in south Gaza.
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