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IDF: Palestinian Gunmen Killed Gazans Waiting for Aid, Army Did Not Fire

(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - The IDF on Friday denied claims by Hamas that troops had opened fire on crowds of civilians waiting for aid at Kuwait Square in Gaza City, saying that Israeli soldiers did not shoot at any stage during the incident and that Palestinian gunmen caused the casualties. According to the IDF's probe, a convoy of 31 trucks containing food and other humanitarian aid made its way to northern Gaza on Thursday night. An hour before the convoy arrived at an IDF-established corridor, armed Palestinians opened fire while civilians were waiting for the aid trucks. "As aid trucks were entering [the corridor], the Palestinian gunmen continued to shoot as the crowd of Gazans began looting the trucks," the IDF said, adding that it also identified several civilians who had been run over by the trucks. "A review of our operational systems and IDF troops found that no tank shelling, airstrike or gunfire was carried out toward the Gazan crowd in the area of the aid convoy." The IDF also issued aerial footage showing Palestinian gunmen opening fire amid the crowd during the first incident, an hour before the aid trucks had arrived. "Hamas terrorists continue to harm Gazan civilians who are seeking food, and Hamas is blaming Israel for it."
2024-03-17 00:00:00
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