The matter is still under review.” The foundation said in a statement that it delivered aid “without incident” early on Sunday and has denied previous accounts of chaos and gunfire around its sites, which are in Israeli military zones where access is limited
Palestinians carry boxes and bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday
At least 31 people were killed 170 others were wounded on Sunday as they were on their way to receive food in the Gaza Strip, according to health officials and multiple witnesses. The witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds around a kilometer away from an aid site run by an Israeli-backed foundation.
The army released a brief statement saying it was “currently unaware of injuries caused by fire within the aid distribution site. The matter is still under review.” The foundation said in a statement that it delivered aid “without incident” early on Sunday and has denied previous accounts of chaos and gunfire around its sites, which are in Israeli military zones where access is limited.
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Gaza City yesterday. Pics/PTI
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s distribution of aid has been marred by chaos, and multiple witnesses have said Israeli troops fired on crowds near delivery sites. Before Sunday, at least six people had been killed and more than 50 injured, as per local health officials. The foundation says private security contractors guarding its sites have not fired on crowds, while the Israeli military has acknowledged firing “warning shots” on previous occasions.
The foundation said in a statement that it had distributed 16 truckloads of aid early on Sunday “without incident”, and dismissed what it referred to as “false reporting about deaths, mass injuries and chaos.”
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