At least 51 people were killed and more than 200 others injured by Israeli fire as they waited for aid trucks to arrive in Khan Younis in southern Gaza early Tuesday morning, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

"The IDF is aware of reports regarding a number of injured individuals from IDF fire following the crowd's approach," the IDF said.

Israeli tank shellfire has killed at least 51 Palestinians & wounded dozens awaiting aid trucks in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry. Medics and residents claim Israeli tanks fired shells at crowds of people gathered along a main eastern road in the area,