Global leaders expressed shock and grief over an incident in which Gaza health officials said more than 100 people were killed after a crowd converged on an aid convoy in Gaza City, and connected the event to the dire humanitarian situation in the territory. Josep Borrell, the top E.U. diplomat, said he was “horrified by news of yet another carnage among civilians in Gaza desperate for humanitarian aid.” Palestinian and Israeli officials exchanged blame for the incident, which President Biden said will complicate hostage negotiations.
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Middle East conflict live updates: Global leaders react to casualties during Gaza aid delivery
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Palestinian officials and eyewitnesses blamed the Gaza City casualties on Israeli gunfire, and Israeli officials blamed a stampede near the aid convoy. But many details of the incident were still unclear.
The death toll in Gaza surpassed 30,000 on Thursday, with at least 30,035 people killed and 70,457 injured there since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and says 242 soldiers have been killed since the start of its military operation in Gaza.
As the humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorates and access worsens, countries are looking to other possible solutions, such as airdropping aid into the territory. Jordanian air force pilots dropped 33 tons of medical supplies, food and other necessities on Gaza on Thursday.
Ten children have died from malnutrition and dehydration in northern Gaza, the Gaza Health Ministry said Thursday. The Strip is on the brink of famine, humanitarian groups say, as convoys have increasingly struggled to make aid deliveries amid intense bombardment and disruption at border crossings.
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Palestinian officials and eyewitnesses blamed the Gaza City casualties on Israeli gunfire, and Israeli officials blamed a stampede near the aid convoy. But many details of the incident were still unclear.
The death toll in Gaza surpassed 30,000 on Thursday, with at least 30,035 people killed and 70,457 injured there since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and says 242 soldiers have been killed since the start of its military operation in Gaza.
As the humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorates and access worsens, countries are looking to other possible solutions, such as airdropping aid into the territory. Jordanian air force pilots dropped 33 tons of medical supplies, food and other necessities on Gaza on Thursday.
Ten children have died from malnutrition and dehydration in northern Gaza, the Gaza Health Ministry said Thursday. The Strip is on the brink of famine, humanitarian groups say, as convoys have increasingly struggled to make aid deliveries amid intense bombardment and disruption at border crossings.