Middle East crisis: US-backed Gaza aid system is ‘killing people’, says UN chief – as it happened

Antonio Guterres says people are being killed simply trying to feed themselves and their families'

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has said that the Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid" as it called on the Israeli authorities to end its siege on the devastated territory.

Palestinian witnesses and health officials say Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on crowds heading toward desperately needed food, killing hundreds of Palestinian people in recent weeks.

The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies.

With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeking food, this scheme is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid and must be immediately dismantled...