GAZA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of Palestinians were killed and several others wounded as they gathered in the Kuwait roundabout area east of Gaza City to receive aid, eyewitnesses and local Palestinian sources said Thursday.
The witnesses and sources told Xinhua that thousands of Palestinians coming from different places in northern Gaza were at the roundabout to obtain aid amid severe shortages of food and supplies.
They noted that helicopters opened fire with their machine guns and launched several shells toward the gathering.
Palestinian media outlets said at least 30 Palestinians were killed in the incident. ■
