Gaza ministry says Israel kills more than 30 people at aid centre, Israel denies
Conflicting reports over what happenedGaza Humanitarian Foundation says no casualties, aid distribution was normalWitnesses say Israel fired at people gathering at Rafah aid distribution siteIsraeli military denies forces fired at civilians at or near siteHamas says it is ready for new indirect talks
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Hatem Khaled
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More than 30 Palestinians were killed and nearly 170 injured on Sunday in south Gaza near a food distribution site, the health ministry said, as witnesses reported Israeli soldiers fired on people trying to collect aid and Israel denied it.
The U.S.-based Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said food was handed out without incident on Sunday at the distribution point in Rafah and there were no deaths or injuries.
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