UN chief calls for probe into Gaza aid site deaths



GAZA CITY:

UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Monday for an independent investigation into the killing and wounding of scores of Palestinians near a US-backed aid centre in Gaza the day before.

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli gunfire killed at least 31 people and wounded 176 near the aid distribution site in the southern city of Rafah on Sunday, with medics at nearby hospitals also reporting a deluge of gunshot wound victims. The Israeli military denied firing at people “while they were near or within” the site. But a military source acknowledged “warning shots were fired towards several suspects” overnight about a kilometre away.

“I am appalled by the reports of Palestinians killed and injured while seeking aid in Gaza yesterday. It is unacceptable that Palestinians are risking their lives for food,” Guterres said in a statement, without assigning blame for the deaths.

“I call for an immediate and independent investigation into these events and for perpetrators to be held accountable.” AFP



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