Pakistan, July 21 -- In Gaza, 93 Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured on Sunday when Israeli troops opened fire on civilians trying to collect humanitarian aid. Most deaths happened in the northern part of Gaza, where trucks carrying food had just arrived. Others were killed near Rafah and Khan Yunis, according to Gaza's civil defence .

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said one of its convoys, carrying 25 trucks of food, was caught in the chaos. Thousands of desperate civilians gathered around, and the crowd came under live gunfire near Gaza City. Israeli forces claimed they only fired warning shots to push back the crowd, calling it a security threat.

But eyewitnesses described a horrifying scene. One survivor said snipers...