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The Palestinian Red Crescent said five people were killed and dozens were wounded by gunfire and a stampede during an aid delivery on Saturday in Gaza, where famine is looming.
AFP video footage shows a convoy of trucks moving quickly past burning debris near the distribution point in pre-dawn darkness as people shout and gunfire echoes, some of which were warning shots, witnesses said.
The Red Crescent said it happened after thousands of people gathered for the arrival of around 15 trucks of flour and other food, which were supposed to be handed out at Gaza City's Kuwait roundabout, in the territory's north.
The roundabout has been the scene of several chaotic and deadly aid distribution incidents, including one on March 23 in which the Gaza government said 21 people were killed by Israeli fire — a charge that Israel denied.
The Red Crescent said three of the five killed early on Saturday had been shot.
Eyewitnesses told AFP that Gazans overseeing the aid delivery shot in the air, but Israeli troops in the area also opened fire and some moving trucks hit people trying to get the food.
AFP contacted the Israeli military for comment.
With AFP
AFP video footage shows a convoy of trucks moving quickly past burning debris near the distribution point in pre-dawn darkness as people shout and gunfire echoes, some of which were warning shots, witnesses said.
The Red Crescent said it happened after thousands of people gathered for the arrival of around 15 trucks of flour and other food, which were supposed to be handed out at Gaza City's Kuwait roundabout, in the territory's north.
The roundabout has been the scene of several chaotic and deadly aid distribution incidents, including one on March 23 in which the Gaza government said 21 people were killed by Israeli fire — a charge that Israel denied.
The Red Crescent said three of the five killed early on Saturday had been shot.
Eyewitnesses told AFP that Gazans overseeing the aid delivery shot in the air, but Israeli troops in the area also opened fire and some moving trucks hit people trying to get the food.
AFP contacted the Israeli military for comment.
With AFP
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