At least 27 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire at food point, Gaza officials say | First Thing

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Israeli forces killed at least 27 Palestinians as they waited for food at a distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in Gaza on Tuesday, according to health officials in the territory.

What is the Israel-backed foundation? Amid Israel's aid blockade, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation recently took over the handling of food aid. But the UN has objected, saying it cannot meet the population's needs and lets Israel use food as a weapon.

Is the attack linked to any group? Officials said there was no indication of that.