Ashraf al-Qudra, the spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, made a written statement regarding the Israeli attack on those waiting for humanitarian aid at the Nablusi Junction on Rashid Street in the south of Gaza City.
Kudra stated that the number of people killed in the Israeli army’s attack increased to 104 and the number of wounded to 760.
“Medical teams are still dealing with serious cases with limited resources,” spokesperson Qudra said, adding that those killed and wounded in the Israeli offensive were transferred to hospitals in northern Gaza.
In the morning, the Israeli army targeted Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid at the Nablusi Junction on Rashid Street, which connects the Gaza Strip from north to south, south of Gaza City, by shelling and firing.
Eyewitnesses said that Israel also targeted medical teams and civilians carrying the dead and wounded to Shifa Hospital.
According to AA, the government in Gaza emphasized in a statement that Israel’s attack on those waiting for humanitarian aid was “deliberate and planned” and said, “The occupation army knew that these people came to the area to receive humanitarian aid, but killed them in cold blood.”
Israeli military official admits firing into crowd
According to Al Jazeera, the Israeli army’s X account claimed that the crowd “looted” the aid trucks and dozens of Palestinians were “crushed” and injured in the stampede.
According to the Times of Israel, an Israeli military official claimed that some members of the crowd “endangered” Israeli forces supervising the distribution of aid, and the military official confirmed that Israeli soldiers opened fire on the crowd.
Hamas calls for an emergency meeting of the Arab League and UNSC
Hamas called for an urgent meeting of the Arab League and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to adopt resolutions to force Israel to “stop the mass murder and ethnic cleansing in Gaza”.
“We call on the Arab League and the UNSC to convene urgently and adopt resolutions that will force Israel to stop the mass killings and ethnic cleansing in Gaza,” Hamas said in a statement, adding that Israel and US President Joe Biden bear full responsibility for the massacre.
The statement called on Arab countries to break their silence in the face of the genocide in Gaza and on the international community to fulfill its responsibilities to stop the massacres and violations, and urged them to take the necessary measures to ensure the safe delivery of food aid.
Palestinian Presidency calls for an immediate ceasefire
In a statement released by the Palestinian Presidency, it was stated that with this massacre, a new one was added to the war crimes committed by Israel. An immediate ceasefire was called for the protection of civilians. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry’s X account shared images taken from the scene immediately after the attack.
