The shootings occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which launched operations in May.

Israeli troops opened fire Saturday toward crowds of Palestinians seeking food from distribution hubs run by a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, killing at least 32 people, according to witnesses and hospital officials.

It was a massacre … the occupation opened fire at us indiscriminately,” said Mahmoud Mokeimar, an eyewitness who was walking with masses of people toward a food hub.