At least ten Palestinians have been killed and others wounded in Israeli attacks on southern Gaza on Saturday.

According to medical sources cited by Wafa news agency at Nasser Hospital, six civilians were killed and several others wounded when Israeli forces opened fire near an aid distribution centre in northern Rafah. 

In a separate incident, four civilians were killed in an Israeli air strike on the town of Al-Qarara, in Khan Younis.

According to the UN, more than 550 Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks while attempting to access food at aid distribution points run by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.