Dozens shot dead and injured near Gaza aid hub, health ministry and doctors say | 1 June 2025 | At least 31 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured near an aid distribution site run by a U.S.-backed private foundation in southern Gaza on Sunday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The health ministry, hospital officials and a half-dozen eyewitnesses said the Israeli military was responsible for the gunfire. The Israeli military said its forces "did not fire at civilians while they were near or within" the aid site, but an Israeli military source acknowledged that IDF forces fired toward individuals about 1 kilometer (1093 yards) away, before the aid site opened. Multiple eyewitnesses told CNN they were fired upon at what is known as the "Al-Alam" roundabout as they were heading toward the aid site ahead of its opening.