Dozens of deaths through Israeli fire with auxiliary use in Gaza

Dozens of deaths through Israeli fire with auxiliary use in Gaza

At least 51 people were killed and more than 200 more injured when they were waiting for help in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip in the early Tuesday morning, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

A new highest level of victims

This incident represents the highest reported number of victims that have been killed in the enclosed area in the past few weeks during the search for help. A total of almost 400 Palestinians have been killed near auxiliary centers since Israel has lifted a 11-week comprehensive blockade of the Gaza and allowed limited access to humanitarian help.

statement by the Israeli armed forces

The Israeli defense forces (IDF) said in a message that "a meeting near a aid distribution vehicle was identified that got stuck in the area of ​​Khan Younis and operated near IDF troops." They stated that "about reports of several injured people by IDF fire after the crowd had approached" and that "details of the incident were checked". They also regretted "any damage to uninvolved people and work to minimize the damage for them as far as possible, while the safety of our troops is guaranteed."

descriptions of eyewitnesses

An eyewitness, Mohammed Abu Abed, reported that a group of people was hit by an air raid. He said to CNN: "We were waiting for flour deliveries. Suddenly we were hit by two rockets who tortured people. I don't know what to say; they killed unarmed people who had nothing with themselves."

"They went to get bread for their children, just bread or flour. They killed us cold -blooded," added Abu Abed. Video recordings from Tuesday show dozens of bodies that lie on the ground.

The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip

The latest images of death, violence and despair illustrate the dark existence of over 2.1 million people in the Gaza Strip - an area that the United Nations sees as threatening. Humanitarian organizations report that the current help is only a tiny fraction of the extent that actually requires. The controversial Gazahumanitarian Foundation (GHF) - the main supplier of help in Gaza - has been exposed to global criticism since the opening of its distribution points at the end of the last month.

weapons and humanitarian aid

The Palestinian Health Authority reports that people were repeatedly shot at on the way to GHF distribution stations, while around 3000 were injured in addition to the victims. Eight people were also killed on Tuesday after they were targeted by Israeli fire near a help distribution point west of Rafah.

The GHF, a privately supported contractor from Israel and the USA, was criticized by several international aid organizations because it has set up its distribution centers in active battle areas. The organization repeatedly claimed that there was no violence at its locations. However, at the beginning of this month, she admitted that there were Palestinian victims in the surrounding areas, which was described as "far beyond our safe distribution location". A spokesman referred to the Israeli military if you have any further questions.

reactions of the international community

On Tuesday, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed X: "Israel has made food for weapons and has blocked life-saving help. I am calling for immediate, impartial investigations into fatal attacks on desperate civilians who are trying to get food distribution centers." One of the men killed in Khan Younis was 20 years old and traveled there to bring food for his family.

through tears through tears, his mother said: "He didn't go to the picnic. He wanted to bring food for his siblings and father."

The catastrophic location in the hospitals

nearby, in the Nasser Medical Complex, the hospital employees reported that the entire station was overcrowded with injuries. Video recordings from the hospital showed dozens of people who arrived with injuries, while others were on the floor and waited for treatment. An intensive care doctor told the organization "Medical Aid for Palestinians" (Map) that on Tuesday the hospital had "received a large number of injuries and fatalities through the attacks of the Israeli army to the help distribution points in Khan Younis.

"The situation here is catastrophic and exceeds our imagination," said the doctor, adding that the body show house was completely full and additional bodies were stored in front of the building. "We do our best, but the numbers are overwhelming," he emphasized.