WHO receiving reports of another mass casualty event around Gaza food site

GENEVA - World Health Organization officials said that they had received reports of a mass casualty incident on Tuesday near a food distribution site in Gaza, saying that initial reports point to at least 20 fatalities.

"This is again the result of another food distribution initiative," said Thanos Gargavanis, WHO trauma surgeon and emergency officer, without giving further details.

"There's a constant correlation with the positions of the four announced food distribution sites and the mass casualty incidents," he added, saying the trauma injuries in recent days were mostly from gunshot wounds.