Killings near Gaza aid centre will deepen criticism of Israel's new distribution system3 days ago Share Save Jeremy Bowen International editor Share SaveGetty ImagesWitnesses and international medical teams report terrible scenes of killing as Israeli troops opened fire in the hours of Tuesday before dawn on Palestinians who were converging on the new aid distribution site in southern Gaza. The killing of civilians who came looking for food aid will redouble criticism of the controversial new system of distributing aid in Gaza. It is clear that the GHF system has fundamental flaws, bearing out the worst fears of aid professionals. The UN had a wide network of aid distribution points and supplied ingredients to communal kitchens and bakeries that fed hundreds of thousands. The GHF system means that the people must travel through a war zone in the ruins of southern Gaza to collect a box of rations.