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At least 15 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli tank shelling and gunfire near an aid distribution centre in Rafah in southern Gaza, according to medics and local residents.<\/p>\n

Mohammed Ghareeb, a local journalist in Rafah, told the BBC that thousands of Palestinians had gathered near a US-funded humanitarian aid distribution centre when Israeli tanks approached and opened fire on the crowd.<\/p>\n

Local journalists and activists shared harrowing footage of bodies and wounded individuals being transported on donkey carts to a Red Cross field hospital in the al-Mawasi area of Rafah, as rescue teams were reportedly unable to reach the scene.<\/p>\n

The BBC has contacted the IDF for a response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Ghareeb said the crowd of Palestinians had gathered near Al-Alam roundabout around 04:30 local time (02:30 BST), close to the aid centre run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, shortly before Israeli tanks appeared and opened fire.<\/p>\n

“The dead and wounded lay on the ground for a long time,” Mr Ghareeb said.<\/p>\n

“Rescue crews could not access the area, which is under Israeli control. This forced residents to use donkey carts to transport victims to the field hospital.”<\/p>\n

A doctor at the Red Cross field hospital told reporters that 15 bodies and 50 injured people had arrived at the facility. <\/p>\n

Efforts were under way to transfer the casualties to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis for further treatment, the doctor added.<\/p>\n

Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told the AFP news agency the number wounded stood at more than 100, saying: “At least 10 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 others… were wounded due to gunfire from Israeli vehicles towards thousands of citizens”.<\/p>\n

The incident underscores the dire humanitarian conditions in Rafah, where recent Israeli military operations have severely limited access to aid and emergency services.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, crowds of civilians rushed aid trucks in Gaza, the World Food Programme has said, as hunger and desperation create chaotic scenes.<\/p>\n

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is a new US and Israel-backed organisation that has been distributing food at designated sites across Gaza. Israel set up the plan after accusing Hamas of stealing aid, which the group denies.<\/p>\n

The GHF said it distributed two million meals this week, which the BBC has not been able to independently verify.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This comes as the US attempts to broker a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n

Hamas responded to the US ceasefire proposal by saying it is prepared to release 10 living Israeli hostages and 18 dead hostages in exchange for a number of Palestinian prisoners.<\/p>\n

However, the group also repeated its demands for a permanent truce, a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and guarantees for the continuous flow of humanitarian aid. None of these are in the deal on the table.<\/p>\n

Hamas said it had submitted its response to the US draft proposed by Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Witkoff said the proposal was “unacceptable and only takes us backward” and insisted the US deal was “the only way we can close a 60-day ceasefire deal in the coming days.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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