Israeli forces kill seven Palestinians, including three aid seekers

At least seven Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes and gunfire in Gaza in the last few hours.

Four civilians were killed and others wounded when an Israeli air strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Elsewhere in the south, three Palestinians waiting to collect aid were killed and others wounded by Israeli gunfire in Rafah. 

Since October 2023, Israeli forces have killed at least 61,897 people in Gaza, most of them women and children. A further 155,660 have been wounded.