This is a moving situation and details of what happened in Gaza today are continuing to come in. For now, here’s a look at what each side is saying:
Hamas
The
Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 100 Palestinians were
killed while waiting for aid to be delivered in the north of the Strip
Health ministry spokesman
Ashraf al-Qudra described the incident, which happened near Gaza City, as a “massacre”
Hamas
are blaming the Israeli military – with Palestinian media, citing medical
sources, saying Israeli troops opened fire at the crowd
Israel
An Israeli military source
says Israeli soldiers opened fire as some in the crowd moved towards them
in a way that was “endangering the troops”
Israeli government
spokesperson Avi Hyman has described what happened as a
“tragedy” and said initial indications were that the deaths were
caused by delivery trucks “ploughing into crowds of people”
waiting for aid to be distributed
Meanwhile, an IDF statement said residents surrounded aid trucks prior to the incident and “looted supplies”, and dozens were killed as a result of “pushing, trampling and being run over by the trucks”