Witnesses and hospitals said Israeli troops opened fire Monday morning towards crowds of Palestinians trying to reach a food distribution site operated by an Israeli-US-backed group in central Gaza, killing at least eight people.

Witnesses and health officials say dozens of Palestinians have been killed or wounded as desperate crowds headed toward food distribution points or airdrops in Gaza.

CNN footage on Monday captured the desperation of hundreds of Palestinians in central Gaza as people rushed towards aid boxes that many rely as the hunger crisis continues. Six countries were involved in dropping 120 aid packages in total,