Seven Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including three aid seekers

At least seven Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes and gunfire in Gaza in the last few hours.

Four Palestinian civilians were killed and others wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting a tent sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Elsewhere in the south, three Palestinians waiting to collect aid were killed and others wounded by Israeli gunfire in Rafah. 

Since October 2023, at least 61,897 have been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces. The majority of those killed are women and children. At least 155,660 others have been wounded.