Overview

• At least 27 Palestinians were killed and 90 injured when Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd waiting outside a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution center in Rafah, the Hamas-controlled health ministry reported.
• The IDF said soldiers first fired warning shots and then targeted individuals who deviated from designated access routes about 500 meters from the aid site, and it has launched an internal inquiry.
• The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announced a temporary closure of its distribution centers to carry out security and organizational improvements ahead of resuming operations.
• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned the shootings as a serious violation of international law and demanded an independent investigation into the Rafah incident.
• The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access to Gaza, blocking international efforts to expand aid delivery.