Israeli tank fire killed at least 51 Palestinians on Sunday as they waited for aid trucks in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, the territory's health ministry said, adding that dozens of others were wounded.
Medics said residents said Israeli tanks fired shells at crowds of desperate Palestinians waiting for aid trucks along the main eastern road in Khan Yunis.
At least 51 people were said to have been killed and 200 injured, at least 20 of whom are in critical condition.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the incident.
Witnesses said Israeli tanks fired at least two shells at thousands of people waiting for aid trucks.
The wards of Nasser Hospital were full of injured, and the medical staff had to place them on the ground and in the corridors due to lack of space.
The incident was the latest in a near-daily spate of mass deaths of Palestinians seeking aid in recent weeks, including near sites run by the United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
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