International media outlets reported that at least 73 people were killed by Israeli fire while they waited for UN aid trucks in northern Gaza on Sunday, citing the Hamas-affiliated Health Ministry.
Lt.-Col. Nadav Shoshani, an IDF spokesperson, said on Sunday that soldiers fired warning shots to remove an immediate threat to thousands of Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip.
Shoshani said that the military was aware of the claim regarding casualties in the area and that the incident is being investigated.
According to foreign news outlets citing the Hamas-affiliated Health Ministry, at least 73 people were killed by Israeli fire while they waited for UN aid trucks in northern Gaza on Sunday.
The ministry added that dozens of people were also reportedly wounded in one of the highest reported tolls among repeated recent cases in which aid seekers have been killed, including 36 on Saturday. Six other people were killed near another aid site in the south, it said.
In total, Hamas-backed health authorities said 88 people had been killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes across Gaza on Sunday.
Shoshani shared on X/Twitter one international media report stating that 73 Palestinians were killed while waiting for humanitarian aid across Gaza. He wrote that this report was not accurate and that global media outlets fail to mention that the information comes from Hamas, “a US-designated terrorist organization.”
IDF issues evacuation warnings for Deir al-Balah, warns Palestinians against returning to areas
In total, health authorities said 88 people had been killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes across Gaza on Sunday.
Earlier on Sunday, the IDF’s Arabic language spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee, issued evacuation warnings for areas in Deir el-Balah, as well as an additional statement urging Palestinians not to return to these areas, as they were classified as active combat zones.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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