Palestinian medical sources reported that at least twenty Palestinians were killed and dozens were injured early Wednesday, following the overturning of a truck loaded with food aid in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

The incident occurred while crowds of civilians were gathering around the truck, which was traveling on an unpaved road, leading to its overturning amid the gatherings, in an incident that has repeated in the context of the difficult humanitarian conditions in the sector.

The sources indicated that the majority of the victims were from affected and displaced residents, who are suffering from severe food insecurity, and were waiting to receive the aid that the truck was transporting, reflecting the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

This incident is part of a series of similar incidents that the sector has witnessed in recent months, which have resulted in hundreds of injuries and deaths, under humanitarian conditions described by international organizations as "catastrophic and unprecedented."

These incidents reflect the worsening food and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where residents continue to attempt to access aid amid a suffocating siege, and fears are rising of further deterioration of conditions amid the ongoing aggression and siege imposed on the sector.