20 deaths at mass panic to the aid site in Gaza, report sources
20 deaths at mass panic to the aid site in Gaza, report sources
At least 20 people came through a crowd at an auxiliary distribution point of the
The GHF raised the accusation that "armed persons with connections to Hamas" have deliberately brought about chaos. "For the first time since the beginning of the missions, the GHF employees recognized several firearms in the crowd, one of them was confiscated," it said. The Hamas information office blamed the GHF and claimed that the group had asked the Palestinians to Help in Khan Younis, in southern Gazas, to receive "the steel goals after they have locked up for thousands of starving people into narrow iron corridors had pushed. ” The Palestinian Ministry of Health indicated that a total of 21 people were killed in the incident, 15 of whom died by suffocating, as tear gas was fired for the crowd that was waiting for help, which led to the crowd. An eyewitness, Yahya al Sousi, reported CNN that he "ran to get help" when "the Americans closed the gates in front of us". He said: "We went through a small open goal and they began to spray with pepper spray. Many suffocated and were overwhelmed by the people, and everyone who lay on the ground is martyr." Another eyewitness, Mohammad Shatat, described a similar situation. After "the Americans" closed the goals, "people started running on one of them," said Shatat. "When the Americans saw this, they opened the goal and sprayed us in with pepper spray." He added: "People fell on top of each other, and everyone who was at the back stepped on people." Many "suffocated and died." US security service providers operate on the aid locations of the GHF, while the Israeli military is usually positioned outside. CNN asked the Israeli military to comment on the latest incident. According to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Hundreds of people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the GHF's activities began while trying to get help. Between the end of May and July 7th, around 800 people died in this way, including 615 near GHF locations. Palestinian officials and eyewitnesses have stated that the Israeli military is responsible for most of these deaths. In some cases, the military has admitted to having fired warning shots on crowds and has denied responsibility for other incidents. At the end of June, the military stated that he had "reorganized" the access routes to auxiliary locations in order to minimize "friction with the population". On Saturday the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 27 people were killed and many more injured, as Troops opened the fire while trying to get help from a distribution point operated by the GHF near Südrampf. The GHF rejected the claim and explained that "there was no incidents on Saturday or in the immediate vicinity of our locations." The Israeli military also contested that someone was injured by shots by their troops near the location, but stated that the reports continue to be examined. CNN was not given any further comment on Sunday. allegations of Hamas
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