File photo of Palestinians struggling to receive cooked food distributed at a community kitchen in the Muwasi area of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. (Pic credit: AP)

At least 38 Palestinians were killed on Monday in new shootings in an area of food distribution centres, Gaza’s health ministry said. This marked the deadliest day yet in a disturbing pattern of violence that has erupted around humanitarian aid zones.The shootings occurred as thousands of desperate residents navigated Israeli-controlled zones to reach food relief points, underscoring the increasingly dire conditions amid Gaza’s deepening hunger crisis. Eyewitnesses say Israeli forces opened fire to disperse and control the swelling crowds.

File photo of Palestinians struggling to receive cooked food distributed at a community kitchen in the Muwasi area of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. (Pic credit: AP)

At least 38 Palestinians were killed on Monday in new shootings in an area of food distribution centres, Gaza’s health ministry said. This marked the deadliest day yet in a disturbing pattern of violence that has erupted around humanitarian aid zones.The shootings occurred as thousands of desperate residents navigated Israeli-controlled zones to reach food relief points, underscoring the increasingly dire conditions amid Gaza’s deepening hunger crisis. Eyewitnesses say Israeli forces opened fire to disperse and control the swelling crowds.