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At least 104 people killed and hundreds injured in Gaza while waiting for food, Palestinian officials say
At least 104 people were killed and 760 injured in a chaotic incident where Israel Defense Forces' troops opened fire as hungry Palestinian civilians were gathering around food aid trucks, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.
CNN is unable to independently confirm these numbers.
Civilians had swarmed around newly arrived aid trucks in the hope to get food, when Israeli tanks and drones started shooting at the people in Haroun Al Rasheed Street in western Gaza City, in the Sheikh Ajleen area.
An Israeli official told CNN IDF troops did use live fire on people surrounding aid truck as "the crowd approached the forces in a manner that posed a threat to the troops, who responded to the threat with live fire. The incident is under review."
The aid trucks tried to escape the area, accidentally ramming others and causing further deaths and injuries, the eyewitnesses added to CNN.
Dr. Amjad Eleiwa at the Al Shifa Hospital's emergency room told CNN 40 of the people who were killed had arrived at the hospital.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya from Kamal Adwan Hospital told CNN that another 10 killed individuals had arrived at the hospital, while Al Awda Hospital in Jabalya confirmed the arrival of 3 other killed individuals.
The death toll and number of injured is expected to increase as many bodies and people are still out on the street, with ambulances struggling to reach those in need because rubble is blocking the way, Ahmad Abu Al Foul told CNN.
Responding to CNN, the IDF said "the incident is under review."
"Early this morning, during the entry of humanitarian aid trucks into the northern Gaza Strip, Gazan residents surrounded the trucks, and looted the supplies being delivered. During the incident, dozens of Gazans were injured as a result of pushing and trampling," the IDF told CNN.
Oxfam International has condemned the attack in a post on X, saying it was a "gross violation of international humanitarian laws and our humanity."
The death toll and number of injured have been updated to reflect the latest information provided by officials.
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