where deadly Israeli attacks continue unabated and dozens more Palestinians have been killed trying to access aid as the country exchanges missile attacks with regional foe Iran. Speaking on Monday, Volker Turk said Israel’s “means and methods of warfare are inflicting horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians in Gaza”, where more than 20 months of Israeli attacks have killed at least 55,362 people, including thousands of children, according to health officials in Gaza.

His comments came as medical sources told Al Jazeera that at least 51 Palestinians have been killed since dawn across Gaza on Monday, including 36 seeking aid for their hungry families at distribution points, mostly in the Rafah area in the south. The sites are operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which is backed by the United States and Israel and operates in areas tightly controlled by the Israeli military. Two Palestinians trying to get food at the Rafah site, Heba Jouda and Mohammed Abed, told The Associated Press news agency that Israeli forces fired on crowds about 4am (01:00 GMT) at the Flag Roundabout, a traffic circle just metres from the GHF centre, which has repeatedly been the scene of shootings. (Aljazeera)