![Lifeless bodies of Palestinians are being brought to the Nasser Hospital for funeral process after Israeli soldiers opened fire at Palestinians trying to reach the points where US aid is distributed west of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip, in Khan Yunis, Gaza on June 01, 2025. [Abdallah F.s. Alattar - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AA-20250601-38151374-38151365-ISRAELI_FORCES_OPEN_FIRE_ON_AID_SEEKERS_IN_SOUTHERN_GAZA.jpg?fit=920%2C689&ssl=1)
The Israeli occupation army killed three more Palestinians heading to receive aid from an Israeli-American aid distribution site in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip today.
A medical source told Anadolu that three Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire while on their way to receive aid from an American aid distribution site in western Rafah city.
The source added that dozens of Palestinians were also injured by the Israeli fire near the aid distribution site.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupied army continued to blow up homes and buildings in eastern Gaza City, northern Gaza, and the eastern Khan Yunis areas in the southern Gaza Strip, according to witnesses.
On 27 May, Israel launched a controversial aid distribution mechanism, backed by the US administration, through an American group known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
The mechanism was opposed by the international community and the UN, who warned it was ethnic cleansing and forced displacement covered up as aid.
According to Gaza’s government media office, at least 49 Palestinians have been killed and over 305 others injured by Israeli fire near aid distribution points in Gaza since the start of Israel’s aid distribution mechanism.
Since 2 March, Israel has kept all border crossings into Gaza shut, cutting off the entry of food, medicine, fuel, and other essential supplies for Gaza’s 2.3 million residents.
Rejecting international calls for a ceasefire, Israel has pursued a devastating offensive in Gaza since October 2023, killing over 54,400 Palestinians, most of them women and children. Aid agencies have warned about the risk of famine among the enclave’s population.
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