Israeli tank shelling kills 51 people awaiting aid trucks in Gaza: Health ministry

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  • Israeli tank shelling kills 51 people awaiting aid trucks in Gaza: Health ministry

GAZA: Israeli tank shellfire killed at least 51 Palestinians on Tuesday (Jun 17) as they awaited 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 awaiting aid trucks along the main eastern road in Khan Younis. They said at least 51 people were killed and 200 wounded, with at least 20 of them in critical condition.

There was no immediate comment by the Israeli military on the incident.

Ref : CNA

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