UN agency says Israeli tanks and snipers opened fire on Gaza crowd seeking aid

The Health Ministry in Gaza said at least 80 people were killed in the incident.

Palestinians flee Deir al-Balah in central Gaza (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

The UN food agency has accused Israel of using tanks, snipers and other weapons to fire on a crowd of Palestinians seeking food aid, in what the territory’s Health Ministry said was one of the deadliest days for aid-seekers.

The World Food Programme condemned the violence that erupted in northern Gaza as Palestinians tried to reach a convoy of trucks carrying food.