26 people were killed in the Israeli tank fire near the aid center, the paramedic says

Twenty -six Palestinians were killed and 150 were wounded in the Israeli bombing of tanks and fire near the relief distribution center in Rafah, south of Gaza, according to paramedics and local residents.

Muhammad Garib, a local journalist in Rafah, told BBC that thousands of Palestinians gathered near the United States -backed humanitarian aid center when Israeli tanks approached and opened fire on the crowd.

Journalists and local activists shared horrific footage of the injured bodies and individuals who are transferred to donkeys to the Red Cross Field Hospital in the Malassi area in Rafah, where the rescue teams were unable to reach the scene.

BBC called with IDF to respond.

Mr. Garib said that a crowd of Palestinians gathered near the dream roundabout at approximately 04:30 local time (02:30 GMT), near the Relief Center run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, shortly before the emergence of Israeli tanks and opened fire.

“The dead and wounded were on the ground for a long time.”

“The rescue sets cannot reach the area, which is under Israeli control. This population forced the use of donkeys to transport the victims to the field hospital.”

The Red Cross Hospital said 26 people were killed and 150 were injured.

The doctor added that the efforts were underway to transfer the losses to Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis for more treatment.

Civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal told the news agency to Agence France Presse that more than 100 people were injured “due to the shooting of Israeli vehicles towards thousands of citizens.”

The incident emphasizes the terrible humanitarian conditions in his Rafah, as recent Israeli military operations limited the arrival of assistance and emergency services.

On Saturday, the crowds of civilians rushed to auxiliary trucks in Gaza, as the global food program said, as hunger and despair create chaotic scenes.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is a new organization in the United States and supported by Israel, which distributes food in designated locations throughout Gaza. Israel established the plan after accusing Hamas of stealing aid, which the group denies.

GHF said it had distributed two million meals this week, which the British Broadcasting Corporation was unable to verify independently.

This comes as the United States tries The mediator is a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas responded to the suggestion of the ceasefire in the United States by saying that he was ready to release 10 lively Israeli hostages and 18 dead hostages compared to a number of Palestinian prisoners.

However, the group also repeated its demands for permanent engineering, complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and ensuring the continuous flow of humanitarian assistance. Nothing of these in the deal on the table.

Hamas said it had provided its response to the US draft proposed by Steve Witkev, the envoy of US President Donald Trump for the Middle East.

Wittakov said that the proposal is “unacceptable and only takes us back” and insisted that the American deal was “the only way we can close the ceasefire deal for 60 days in the coming days.”