The rush for aid in Gaza City has increased. Media reports on sightings. Health authorities in Gaza reported more than 100 deaths. Not much is known about the incident and there are various reports.
Clashes and gunfire surrounding an aid convoy in the Gaza Strip have left many dead. The Israeli army said many residents surrounded trucks carrying relief supplies to loot them. According to Israeli sources, at least 24 people were staggered and trampled to death. And there are many injuries. The information cannot be independently verified at this time.
Conflicting parties as a resource
In the current situation, it is not possible for an independent organization to directly verify information on fighting, shelling and casualties provided by the Palestinian and Israeli conflict parties.
The Hamas-controlled Health Authority provides the highest figures. It is reported that 104 people died and 760 people were injured. The agency accused the Israeli army of attacking a group waiting for aid in Gaza City. This information cannot be verified at this time.
Israel: “It's a tragedy”
In an early statement, the Israeli government spoke of a tragedy. Initial reports suggest that the death was caused by delivery drivers driving into the crowd. “Sometimes the trucks were submerged,” Avi Hyman told Reuters.
The truck drivers are civilian drivers from Gaza. The trucks drove into the crowd and “killed dozens of people, as far as I know,” Hyman said. “It's obviously a tragedy, but we're still not sure about the details.”
The military released a video showing the attack on Platform X.
Media reports on the shooting
Several Israeli media outlets, citing military sources, said some in the crowd approached soldiers coordinating the importation of the trucks. It has been said in the articles that the soldiers are in danger. As a result, the army opened fire on the mob.
The Times of Israel reported that around 30 trucks arrived on the coast of Gaza City early this morning. Thousands of Palestinians ran towards the vans. The newspaper later wrote that about ten people were injured in the shooting by Israeli soldiers. This is the conclusion of the army's preliminary investigation.
In addition, several Israeli media citing the military reported that armed Palestinians opened fire on some of the trucks. The soldiers initially fired warning shots into the sky and fired at the feet of those who approached the soldiers anyway.
Eyewitnesses told Andhra News Agency that there were scenes of people taking flour and cans from the trucks. According to these reports, Israeli soldiers opened fire.
Eyewitnesses report multiple bodies
A resident told dpa news agency that people wanted to receive trucks with relief supplies from the south of the coastal region early in the morning to receive flour and other food. It was still dark. It is said that the firing was done suddenly. According to a 27-year-old eyewitness, hand grenades were also allegedly fired. The resident initially ran away but returned by dawn, he said.
When he returned, the Palestinian found several corpses on the ground. Local residents took the injured to the hospital on donkey carts. This information cannot be independently verified.
Devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza
Martin Griffiths, the UN's emergency relief coordinator, expressed his horror. “After nearly five months of brutal hostilities, Gaza still shocks us,” he wrote on the X (formerly Twitter) site. “Life is disappearing from the Gaza Strip at an alarming rate.”
In a statement released by Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Attacks on peaceful civilians rushing to receive humanitarian aid is a grave crime. It is “a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law and shows disregard for the sanctity of human life.”
Hamas spoke of Israel's “terrible massacre” for which the US government was partly to blame. The terrorist organization has called on people around the world to protest.
According to aid organizations, the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic. According to UN figures, aid disbursed in February halved compared to the previous month. United Nations officials have warned that tens of thousands of civilians could starve to death. There have already been reports of violent clashes over the delivery of aid.
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