47 were wounded, mostly by gunfire, when crowd overran aid hub in Gaza: UN official
Ajith Sunghay, head of UN Human Rights Office for Palestinian territories, said it appeared that Israeli army fire had caused most injuries
Palestinians seeking aid gather near an aid distribution site run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 27, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
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A UN official says 47 Palestinians were wounded, mostly by gunfire, when a crowd overran the Gaza aid hub.
Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights Office for the Palestinian territories, said it appeared that Israeli army fire had caused most of the injuries.
On Tuesday, crowds of Palestinians overwhelmed a new aid distribution hub set up by an Israeli and US-backed foundation.
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