The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on Sunday, for the first time, distributed food directly to Palestinians outside its distribution centres using trucks, according to media reports.
Around 20 trucks delivered aid to ease the burden on existing distribution centres, the Israeli Kan broadcaster reported, citing GHF.
Other Israeli media also reported on this “pilot project” by GHF in the northern part of Rafah, where local Palestinian workers assisted. The distribution at the various existing centres reportedly proceeded without incident, according to the news portal ynet, which cited the foundation.
Medical sources at the Nasser Hospital had earlier reported that at least four people were killed near one GHF centre in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred approximately 1 kilometre from the distribution centre.
The Israeli army stated that several suspects approached troops in the Rafah area overnight. After being instructed to move away, soldiers fired warning shots, it said.