Chaos broke out in Western Gaza on February 29 as Israeli officials allegedly gunned down 104 people and injured 760 others while they waited for food.
Citing the Palestinian Health Ministry, CNN reported that the IDF used live fire on people who swarmed around newly arrived aid trucks in the hope to get food. An unnamed Israeli official told CNN that “the crowd approached the forces in a manner that posed a threat to the troops.”
After the strike, Gaza's Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from the war in the territory climbed to 30,035, with another 70,457 wounded. The ministry does not distinguish in its count between fighters and noncombatants. Israel says it has killed 10,000 militants, without providing evidence.
Israel's air, sea and ground offensive launched in response to Hamas' Oct 7 attack has caused widespread devastation in Gaza City, largely isolating it from the rest of the territory for months, with little aid entering.
The war has unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and sparked global concern over the situation in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost town along the border with Egypt, where 1.4 million Palestinians have sought safety from Israel's daily bombardments.
The war began after Hamas-led militants stormed across southern Israel on Oct 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking about 250 others hostage.
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