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Gaza rescuers say Israeli fire kills 36, six near aid centre

Gaza's civil defence agency said Saturday that Israeli forces had killed at least 36 Palestinians, six of them in a shooting near a US-backed aid distribution centre.The Israeli military told AFP that troops had fired "warning shots" at individuals it said were "advancing in a way that endangered the troops".The shooting deaths were the latest reported near the aid centre run by the Gaza Humanitarian Fund (GHF) in the southern district of Rafah, and came after it resumed distributions following a brief suspension in the wake of similar deaths earlier this week.
Source: Al Monitor
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Israel says to block Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

Israel on Sunday ordered the military to stop a humanitarian ship carrying activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, breaking the blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip."I have instructed the military to prevent the Madleen flotilla from reaching Gaza," Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement from his office."Turn back because you will not reach Gaza," Katz added, calling the activists "Hamas propaganda mouthpieces".
Source: Al Monitor
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