At least 37 Palestinians killed in Gaza food site shooting, local authorities say

<p>Death toll is highest yet reported in near-daily shootings since US-backed group began aid operations in territory</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/16/israel-iran-conflict-haifa-power-plant-tel-aviv-missile-strike-live-updates-middle-east">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>At least 37 Palestinians were killed on Monday in new shootings in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza">Gaza</a> near food distribution centres run by private US contractors guarded by Israeli troops, local authorities said.</p><p>Witnesses blamed the shootings on Israeli troops who opened fire early in the morning in an effort to control crowds of hungry Palestinians converging on two aid hubs managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private organisation that began operating recently in the devastated Palestinian territory with Israeli and US support.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/16/gaza-food-centre-shooting-israel-ghf">Continue reading...</a>