The Israeli military launched a brutal attack on Palestinians queuing at an aid distribution point in the war-torn Gaza Strip. On Thursday, at least 104 Palestinians were killed in the indiscriminate firing of Israeli soldiers at the relief center.
In addition, more than seven hundred Palestinians were injured.
This information was given in a report of the Ministry of Health of Palestine on Thursday. It said multiple Israeli sources also confirmed soldiers opened fire on crowds of people waiting for relief. In the early hours of Thursday, soldiers opened fire at the aid center in northern Gaza, believing they had “made a threat”.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip strongly condemned the attack by the Israeli forces, calling it a “massacre”. The ministry said at least 104 Palestinians were killed and 760 wounded by Israeli soldiers.
A local witness said thousands of people desperate for food flocked to aid trucks in Gaza City’s western Nabulsi roundabout. At that time the incident of violence took place.
“Relief-laden trucks came very close to some army tanks,” said the eyewitness, who did not want to be named for security reasons. At that time, thousands of people rushed towards the truck. They attacked the trucks. Israeli soldiers opened fire on the crowd as people got too close to the tanks.”
“As relief trucks entered the northern Gaza Strip, residents of Gaza surrounded the trucks and looted the relief supplies,” the Israeli army said in an initial statement about the incident.
Dozens of Gazans were injured in the stampede and stampede during the incident. This incident is under review.”
Later, an Israeli source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said people had come so close to Israeli forces; Which poses a threat to the soldiers. Later the threat was countered by fresh firing.
