UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an independent inquiry into the mass shooting of Palestinians.<\/p>\n
Israeli forces have opened fire again on\u00a0Palestinians\u00a0seeking humanitarian aid from a distribution site in Gaza, killing at least three people and injuring more than 30, as the United Nations demands an independent investigation into the repeated mass shootings of aid seekers in the strip.<\/p>\n
The shooting erupted at sunrise on Monday at the same Israeli-backed aid point in southern Gaza where soldiers had opened fire just a day earlier, according to health officials and witnesses.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Israeli military opened fire on civilians trying to get their hands on any kind of food aid without any kind of warning,\u201d Al Jazeera\u2019s Tareq Abu Azzoum reported from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a pattern that\u2019s been widely condemned by international aid organisations because it enhances the breakdown of civil order without ensuring humanitarian relief can be received by those desperately in need.\u201d<\/p>\n
Witnesses said Israeli snipers and quadcopter drones routinely monitor aid sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which is backed by Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n
A Red Cross field hospital received about 50 people wounded in the latest shooting, including two who were dead on arrival, said Hisham Mhanna, a spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross. Most had been hit by bullets or shrapnel. A third body was taken to Nasser Hospital in nearby Khan Younis.<\/p>\n
Moataz al-Feirani, 21, said he was shot in the leg while walking with thousands of others towards the food site.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had nothing, and they [the Israeli military] were watching us,\u201d he told The Associated Press news agency, adding that surveillance drones circled overhead. The shooting began about 5:30am (02:30 GMT)\u00a0 near the Flag Roundabout, he said.<\/p>\n
The pattern of deadly violence around the GHF aid distribution site has triggered mounting international outrage, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday demanded an independent inquiry into the mass shooting of Palestinians.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is unacceptable that Palestinians are risking their lives for food,\u201d he said. \u201cI call for an immediate and independent investigation into these events and for perpetrators to be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Source: Aljazeera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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