Israeli forces kill at least 27 at food site while minister’s al-Aqsa visit causes outrage

Six more people die from malnutrition, while Itamar Ben-Gvir is first minister to publicly pray at sensitive site

At least 27 people were killed by Israeli forces while trying to get food and six others died from starvation or malnutrition in Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian officials said, amid a regional outcry over an Israeli minister's visit to Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site.

Witnesses said Israeli forces fired on hungry crowds who were attempting to get food aid from a distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in the south of the territory, with some describing the fire as indiscriminate.