Rescuers say Israeli fire kills at least 27 near Gaza aid point

Rescuers said the Israeli military killed at least 27 people near a US-backed aid centre in Gaza on Tuesday, with the army reporting it had fired on “suspects who advanced toward the troops”.

The UN human rights chief condemned such attacks as a “breach of international law and a war crime”, after a similar shooting in the same area on Sunday killed and wounded scores of Palestinians seeking aid, according to the civil defence agency.

Tuesday’s shooting in the southern city of Rafah came as…