"Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed...witnesses later said Israeli troops opened fire as people pulled flour and canned goods off of trucks." apnews.com/article/israel…
"Kamel Abu Nahel...treated for a gunshot wound at Shifa Hospital, said he and others went to the distribution point in the middle of the night because they heard there would be a delivery of food. “We’ve been eating animal feed for two months,”' apnews.com/article/israel…
"Israeli officials acknowledged that troops opened fire, saying they did so after the crowd approached in a threatening way. The officials insisted on anonymity to give details about what happened" apnews.com/article/israel…
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"Alaa Abu Daiya, another witness, said Israeli troops open fire and also that a tank fired a shell." apnews.com/article/israel…
IDF "said most of the casualties were caused by a stampede and being run over by the supply vehicles. Gunmen also opened fire in the area as they looted the supplies. The army said it did not fire at the crowd rushing the main aid convoy." timesofisrael.com/dozens-of-gaza…
"The army ...acknowledged that troops opened fire on several Gazans who later rushed the last truck in the convoy further north, and who moved toward soldiers and a tank at an IDF checkpoint, endangering soldiers." timesofisrael.com/dozens-of-gaza…
"An officer stationed in the area ordered soldiers to fire warning shots in the air as the Palestinians were within a few dozen meters, as well as gunfire at the legs of those who continued to move...The IDF said that fewer than 10 of the casualties were a result of Israeli fire"
'Al Za'anoun, who was at the scene and witnessed the incident, told CNN that, though there were large crowds waiting for food to be distributed from aid trucks, the chaos and confusion that led to trampling only started once Israeli soldiers opened fire' edition.cnn.com/middleeast/liv…
'Al Za'anoun, who was at the scene and witnessed the incident, told CNN...that around 20 were killed directly by the gunfire, and the rest were killed under the aid trucks' wheels' edition.cnn.com/middleeast/liv…
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