Israel has blamed a strike that killed 10 people, including six children, on a “technical error”.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it was targeting a militant in the camp.
It follows an update from the United Nations (UN) that 800 Palestinians have been killed while trying to collect aid at distribution centres over the past seven weeks.
Meanwhile, ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have stalled, as new polling shows three-quarters of Israelis want a deal to release the remaining hostages.
Nuseirat camp
The IDF struck the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday, targeting what it described as an “Islamic Jihad terrorist”. The strikes hit a water distribution site, killing at least 10 people, including six children, and injuring others, according to doctors at a nearby hospital.
According to the UN, the 0.68 square km camp was home to 88,000 Palestinians before October 2023.
In a statement, the IDF said it “regrets any harm to uninvolved civilians” and was conducting a review of the incident.
Aid centres
UN human rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said 800 Palestinians have been killed accessing aid since late May.
The deaths occurred at or near sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a non-government organisation with U.S. and Israeli support that is the primary aid distributor in Gaza.
Shamdasani said 615 people had been killed “in the vicinity of GHF sites,” while 183 were killed “on the routes of aid convoys,” the majority with gunshot wounds. “It presents a choice between being shot or being fed,” Shamdasani said.
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IDF accounts
Last month, IDF soldiers told Israeli outlet Haaretz that they had been ordered to shoot civilians at aid sites.
The Israeli Government denied this claim, although the IDF said “lessons” had been learned.
Over the weekend, the IDF released a video to address what it called “misconceptions” over aid in Gaza, in which a spokesperson said troops were “nowhere close” to the aid sites.
Ceasefire
Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel in Qatar have not progressed. Hamas wants a guarantee of a permanent ceasefire, and Israel has pressed for Gaza’s disarmament. Neither has agreed to the other’s conditions.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu returned from a four-day U.S. trip without reaching a ceasefire breakthrough with President Donald Trump.
In a statement, Netanyahu said Israel would agree to a 60-day ceasefire in exchange for releasing half of the remaining 50 hostages. Israeli officials believe about 20 hostages are still alive.
Opinion polls
A new poll by Israeli outlet Channel 12 showed 74% of Israelis support a complete end to the war in Gaza in exchange for all remaining hostages to be released.
This included 60% of people who voted for Netanyahu’s party and its coalition partners at the last election.
Two far-right members of Netanyahu’s coalition have threatened to collapse the government if Israel agrees to any deal that would see Hamas remain in power in Gaza.
