Palestinians on their way to receive aid from a distribution site in southern Gaza have come under fire for a third consecutive day, with nearly 30 people killed and dozens wounded, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health and Nasser hospital.

Civilians were fired at by tanks, drones, and a helicopter, civil defence officials say, while Israel says only that troops fired towards several suspects.

The Palestinians were reportedly killed in the Rafah area of Gaza early on Tuesday, with the IDF saying it had fired shots near an aid distribution site after people moved towards its forces in a way that "posed a threat to them".