Twelve Palestinian guards securing aid trucks killed in “Israeli” strikes

Gaza's civil defence agency said “Israeli” air strikes on Thursday morning killed 12 Palestinian guards securing aid trucks in southern parts of the Strip.

Seven guards were killed in a strike in Rafah, while another attack left five guards dead in Khan Yunis, agency spokesperson Mahmud Basal told AFP.

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) did not give an immediate response when asked about the two strikes.

"The occupation once again targeted those securing the aid trucks," Basal said. He said about 30 people, most of them children, were also wounded in the strikes.

"The trucks carrying flour were on their way to UNRWA warehouses," Basal said, referring to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.

"The occupation aims to destroy all services for citizens across the Gaza Strip."