PALESTINE – Israeli forces opened another fire to Palestinians seeking aid on Monday, killing 3 while heading to aid distribution center in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

A medical source said that three Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire while on their way to receive aid from an American aid distribution site in western Rafah city.

The source added that dozens of Palestinians were also injured by the Israeli fire near the aid distribution site.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army continued to blow up homes and buildings in eastern Gaza City, northern Gaza, and the eastern Khan Younis areas in the southern Gaza Strip, according to witnesses.

On May 27, Israel launched a controversial aid distribution mechanism, backed by the US administration, through an American group known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

The mechanism was opposed by the international community and the UN, which comes as an alternative attempt by Israel to bypass the aid distribution through UN channels.

According to Gaza’s government media office, at least 49 Palestinians have been killed and over 305 others injured by Israeli fire near aid distribution points in Gaza since the start of Israel’s aid distribution mechanism on May 27.