GAZA: Israeli tanks massacred at least 59 Palestinians on Tuesday after they opened fire into a crowd trying to obtain food from aid trucks in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

The bloodshed near the World Central Kitchen aid center was the worst in mounting violence at distribution hubs in the enclave as desperate Palestinians struggle for food. 
Witnesses said tanks had launched a volley of shells at a crowd of thousands who had gathered on the main eastern road through Khan Younis in the hope of obtaining food from aid trucks that use the route.
“All of a sudden, they let us move forward and made everyone gather, and then shells started falling, tank shells,” said Alaa, who survived the attack. Casualties were rushed to Nasser Hospital in civilian cars, rickshaws and donkey carts.

Inside the hospital, victims injured in the attack lay sprawled on the floor and in corridors because of the lack of space. “No one is looking at these people with mercy,” Alaa said. “The people are dying, they are being torn apart, to get food for their children. Look at these people, all these people are torn to get flour to feed their children.”

The Israeli military admitted opening fire and said it was investigating.