73 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid

ISRAEL ISSUES EVACUATION WARNINGS IN CENTRAL GAZA

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At least 73 people were killed while attempting to access aid at locations across Gaza yesterday, the health ministry in the Palestinian territory said.

The largest toll was in northern Gaza, where at least 67 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach aid entering northern Gaza through the Zikim crossing with Israel, according to the ministry and local hospitals.

More than 150 people were wounded, some of them critically, hospitals said.

No clarity on perpetrators

It wasn't immediately clear whether they were killed by the Israeli army or armed gangs or both. But some witnesses said that the Israeli military shot at the crowd.