CBS News learned that more than 50 people were killed by attacks near the aid delivery site in Gaza, as Israel denied participation.

More than 50 people were killed and injured on Sunday Gaza StripAccording to Hamas-operated Gaza Ministry of Health and multiple witnesses. The Israeli military denied claiming its soldiers were involved.

Witnesses told the Associated Press that people were receiving food when they opened fire at an aid site at a foundation-run foundation-run Rafah.

“There are fires in all directions, naval warships, tanks and drones,” said Amr Abu Teiba in the crowd.

He said he saw at least 10 bodies with gunshot wounds and several other injured people, including women. People use trolleys and are injured to outdoor hospitals. “The scene is terrible,” he said.

CBS News learned that at least 51 people were killed and 170 were injured.

Israel’s army said in a statement that its troops did not open fire on civilians nearby or in the ruins, citing preliminary inquiries.

United States and Israel support Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) It provided aid for 16 trucks early Sunday with “accident-free” and dismissed its so-called “false reports of death, mass injury and chaos”, surrounding the Israeli military zone, with independent access restricted.

Before Sunday Aid for GHF distribution has been destroyed by chaosAccording to the Associated Press, several witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds near the delivery site.

The foundation said the private security contractor guarding its site had not opened fire at the crowd yet, and the Israeli military has admitted to firing a warning gun on the front occasion.

Israel and the United States say the new regime is designed to prevent Hamas from withdrawing aid. Israel has provided no evidence of any systematic transfer, which the United Nations denied has happened.

UN agencies and major aid groups have refused to work with the new system, saying it violates humanitarian principles because it allows Israel to control who receives aid and forces people to move to distribution sites and risk more massive displacement in the territory.

The UN system has been working to provide assistance after Israel slightly relaxed its general blockade last month. The groups say Israel’s restrictions, the collapse of law and order, and widespread robbery have made it extremely difficult to provide assistance to approximately 2 million Palestinians in Gaza.

Experts warn that without more aid, the territory is at risk of famine.

Ceasefire speaks staggeringly

Sunday’s incident occurred when Israel and Hamas blamed a staggering mediation to secure a temporary ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas says Saturday is looking for Revise a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposalbut President Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East rejected the group’s response “totally unacceptable”.

“Hamas should accept our proposed framework proposal as the basis for approaching negotiations and we can start immediately this week,” Steve Witkoff’s office said in a statement.

Hamas Politburo member Basem Naim said in a statement that Hamas did not reject Vitkov’s proposal.

“Nevertheless, we now respond positively and responsibly in a way that meets the minimum requirements and aspirations of our people,” Naim said in a statement. “Why is each Israeli response considered the only response to the negotiation? This violates the integrity and fairness of mediation and constitutes a complete bias of the other party.”

The Israeli government has agreed Proposals outlined by the United States

The war began on October 7, 2023. Terrorists led by Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people, mainly civilians, and kidnapped 251 people. They still hold 58 hostages, about one-third of them, most of the rest are alive, and most of the rest are released in a ceasefire agreement or other deal.

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, Israel’s military campaign killed more than 54,000 people, mainly women and children, which does not say how many are civilians or combatants. The offensive destroyed a vast area of ​​the territory, with about 90% of its population relying almost entirely on international aid.