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Crowds of hungry people waiting for humanitarian aid at Zikim crossing were shot at by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday night.
The Guardian reports that at least 91 people were killed and 600 wounded.
Meanwhile, the US envoy, Steve Witkoff, is on a visit to Israel for ceasefire discussions and to inspect food distribution.
Crowds of hungry people had gathered at the crossing, waiting for trucks loaded with humanitarian aid to enter the besieged strip. However, they were shot at. Al-Saraya field hospital said it had received more than 100 dead and wounded people after the shooting. The death toll was expected to rise, according to the Associated Press.
On Thursday, people seeking aid were killed by Israeli soldiers outside aid distribution points in the central Gaza Strip and Rafah in South Gaza.
Gaza is going through famine, according to the international authority on food insecurity. Seven children died of hunger on Wednesday. The total number of malnutrition deaths is 154, according to the Gaza health authority
