More than 70 killed trying to reach aid in Gaza, health ministry says

Some witnesses said the Israeli military shot at the crowd.

A man pulls a cart loaded with jerrycans of water after collecting it at a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

At least 73 people have been killed while attempting to access aid at locations across Gaza, the health ministry in the Palestinian territory has said.

It said 67 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach aid entering northern Gaza through the Zikim crossing with Israel. More than 150 people were injured, with some of them in a critical condition, hospitals said.