More than 60 Palestinians were killed after crowds gathered in the northern Gaza Strip where aid trucks often enter the enclave, according to the Gaza health ministry and hospital workers
Israeli forces killed and wounded dozens of Palestinians on Sunday in the northern Gaza Strip, after crowds gathered near a crossing from Israel into the territory where aid trucks often enter the enclave, according to the Gaza health ministry and hospital workers.
Palestinian health officials said the attack took place near the Zikim crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel. More than 60 people were killed, according to the health ministry and Mohammad Abu Selmiya, the director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
A field hospital operated by the Palestine Red Crescent Society in northern Gaza was flooded with gunshot victims, including two killed and more than 100 wounded, said Nebal Farsakh, a spokeswoman for the Red Crescent.
The Israeli military said it had fired “warning shots” after thousands of Gazans had gathered in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers had opened fire to “remove an immediate threat posed to them,” it added. They also said that the number of reported casualties “does not align” with its initial review of the attack.