UNRWA worker among dead in Israeli fire on Gaza food facility, agency says

At least one UNRWA staff member was among the five killed and 22 others were injured, the agency said, even though the facility's coordinates had been shared with the Israeli military.

Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip. File picture: AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File

Israeli fire killed five people at a food distribution centre in southern Gaza's Rafah, Palestinian health officials said on Wednesday, as Israel said it would help get more aid to the northern part of the Palestinian enclave amid famine fears.

The Israeli military said it was looking into the incident in Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's 2.3 million population is sheltering, after the main UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) said one of its facilities had been hit.