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The future of aid distribution in Gaza is in disarray after reports that at least another 27 people have been shot dead by Israeli troops near an official distribution point of aid in Rafah,
in the south of the Strip.
Witnesses say Israeli soldiers opened fire on people waiting for urgently needed relief supplies.
Israel says it fired warning shots at suspects who advanced towards its soldiers.
This happened on a roundabout close to a centre run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
That's a group formed recently after Israel refused to let the UN or international aid agencies distribute supplies.
Israel also denied shooting Palestinians at the same site on Sunday when more than 30 people are thought to have been killed.
These are some of those who spoke to the BBC's Middle East Lifeline programme about their experience as collecting aid this morning.
I am displaced from Khan Yunis and responsible for a family of five.
The Israeli army informed us that we would be receiving aid through the U.S. committee.
The checkpoint opened at 6 o'clock.
When we arrived, suddenly gunfire erupted from all directions.
Hundreds were wounded or killed.
The scene was horrific.