The Israeli government killed more than 80 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, dozens of whom were mowed down by tanks and drones, as they sought desperately needed food aid at distribution points that function as death traps set up by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza early Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, Palestinian witnesses and hospitals said, as health authorities said the number of Palestinians killed in the war has risen above 56,

At least 46 people waiting for aid have been killed by Israeli fire in two incidents, rescuers and hospitals say.