Israel says it fired ‘warning shots’ near aid site; health officials say 27 dead

Israel’s military said it fired warning shots at Palestinians who strayed from a route. Dozens more were injured in the shooting in Rafah, health officials and the Red Cross said.

UpdatedJune 3, 2025

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Mourners react during the funeral for Palestinians killed near a distribution site, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Tuesday. (Hatem Khaled/Reuters)

By Gerry Shih

Miriam Berger

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Hazem Balousha

JERUSALEM — Twenty-seven people were killed and at least 160 injured in a shooting Tuesday near an aid distribution site in southern Gaza, Gaza’s Health Ministry and the International Committee of the Red Cross said. In a statement, the Israeli military said its troops fired “warning shots” at Palestinians who had strayed from a route leading to the site.

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