20 killed as aid truck overturns in central Gaza – Middle East Monitor

Twenty Palestinians were killed, and dozens were injured early on Wednesday when a truck carrying food aid overturned onto a crowd of hungry civilians in central Gaza, according to the Government Media Office.

In an official statement, the office said the incident occurred after Israeli forces forced the truck to use an unsafe route that had previously been bombed and had not been cleared for safe passage. The vehicle overturned as desperate residents gathered in…