File photo of Palestinians struggling to receive cooked food distributed at a community kitchen in the Muwasi area of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. (Pic credit: AP)

At least 38 Palestinians were killed on Monday in new shootings in an area of food distribution centres, Gaza’s health ministry said. This marked the deadliest day yet in a disturbing pattern of violence that has erupted around humanitarian aid zones.The shootings occurred as thousands of desperate residents navigated Israeli-controlled zones to reach food relief points, underscoring the increasingly dire conditions amid Gaza’s deepening hunger crisis. Eyewitnesses say Israeli forces opened fire to disperse and control the swelling crowds.