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Israeli’s defense forces released on Sunday images of drone showing armed and masked individuals in southern Khan Yunis to attack Gaza civilians trying to collect humanitarian aid. The help distribution “has become a deadly trap.”
At least 31 people were killed And more than 170 were injured this Sunday, when a crowd was heading for food in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials and witnesses reported.
The Government of the Palestinian Enclave by the shots. According to witnesses cited by the Associated Press agency, the Israeli forces fired at the crowd Shortly before dawn, about a kilometer from a help -managed place for a foundation supported by Israel.
The Israeli military deny that their strengths fired at civilians near or on site in the city of Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, and disclosed drone images that show armed and masked individuals In southern Khan Yunis attacking Gaza civilians trying to collect humanitarian aid.
According to Israel’s defense forces (IDF), the video, captured at the beginning of the day, shows masked men throwing stones and shooting weapons against others Palestinians trying to recover help packages looted
“O Hamas is a brutal and murderous terrorist organization who is starving the residents of Gaza, ”the IDF said in an official statement, quoted by the.
“Hamas is do everything within your reach to prevent distribution Successful food in Gaza, ”adds the statement from IDF.
Associated Press failed to verify the veracity of the video independently, and It was not clear who the targets were.
The Humanitarian Foundation of Gaza, promoted by Israel and the United States, reported in a statement that delivered help “without incidents” And released a separate video that said it was filmed today on the spot, which seemed to show people to collect help. AP could not check the video.
The foundation denied previous reports of chaos and shooting around its facilities, which are in Israeli military zones where independent media have no access.
This was the more deadly incident to date around the new help distribution system, which has been working for less than a week.
The Red Cross International Committee (CIAB) stated in a statement that its campaign hospital in Rafah received 179 victimsincluding women and children, 21 of whom were declared dead upon arrival, mostly with bullet injuries or splinters. It was not clear if any of the dead was militant.
“The patients said that were trying to reach a distribution site Help, ”said the CIAB, considering the largest number of people“ arms wounds ”in a single incident since the hospital was created over a year ago.
The director of the world food program, Cindy McCainI told the employees on the ground were reporting the death of people and called him a “tragedy”.
“The distribution of help has become a deadly trap”, Said the head of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzariniin a statement.
