According to the Ministry of Health, 104 civilians were killed in Gaza after IDF attacks while waiting for food
According to the Health Ministry of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, at least 104 people were killed and 760 injured in a chaotic incident in which Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops opened fire as starving Palestinian civilians gathered around food aid trucks.
CNN cannot independently confirm these figures.
People had gathered around newly arrived aid trucks in the hope of getting food when Israeli tanks and drones began firing at people on Haroun Al Rasheed Street in the Sheikh Ajleen neighborhood of western Gaza City.
An Israeli official told CNN that IDF troops fired live fire at people around the aid truck because “the crowd approached the forces in a way that posed a threat to the troops, who responded to the threat of live fire.” responded.” checked.”
The aid trucks attempted to flee the area, accidentally ramming others and causing more deaths and injuries, witnesses added to CNN.
Dr. Amjad Eleiwa from Al Shifa Hospital's emergency room told CNN that 40 of the deceased had arrived at the hospital.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya of Kamal Adwan Hospital told CNN that 10 more dead people had arrived at the hospital, while Al Awda Hospital in Jabalya confirmed the arrival of three more dead people.
Ahmad Abu Al Foul told CNN the number of dead and injured is expected to increase as many bodies and people still lie on the streets and ambulances are struggling to reach those who need them because of debris blocking the way.
In response to CNN, the IDF said that “the incident is being reviewed.”
“Earlier this morning, as humanitarian aid trucks entered northern Gaza, Gazans surrounded the trucks and looted the delivered aid. Dozens of Gazans were injured in the incident as a result of being hit and trampled,” the IDF told CNN.
Oxfam International reported the attack in a post
The number of deaths and injuries has been updated to reflect the latest information from authorities.