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.
IDF soldiers fired warning shots to remove an immediate threat to thousands of Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip, International IDF Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said on Sunday.
Shoshani said that the military is aware of the claim regarding casualties in the area, and that the incident is being investigated.
He also said that the initial review suggested that the number of casualties reported doesn’t align with the information held by the IDF.
Shoshani shared on X/Twitter a report from international media stating that 73 Palestinians were killed while waiting for humanitarian aid across Gaza, where he said that the report wasn’t true and that international media outlets do not mention that the information came from Hamas, “a US-designated terror organization.”
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.
The ministry said dozens of people were also reportedly wounded in the incident in northern Gaza, 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.
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, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued evacuation warnings for areas in Deir al-Balah, as well as an additional statement urging Palestinians not to return to these areas, as the area is an active combat zone.
Reuters contributed to this report.