A former security contractor for Gaza's controversial new Israel- and US-backed aid distribution sites has told the BBC that he witnessed colleagues opening fire several times on hungry Palestinians who had posed no threat, including with machine guns.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denied allegations in an AP report that American contractors fired on aid-seeking Palestinians, stating it will pursue legal action.

A former security contractor for the Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has told the BBC that he witnessed colleagues firing at innocent Palestinians waiting for food. The witness,