UN says 'large' number shot in Gaza aid chaos
The Hindu
UN reports gunshot wounds in Gaza after Israeli troops fire on aid convoy, highlighting near-famine conditions. Biden promises relief.
A UN team has reported seeing "a large number" of gunshot wounds among Gazans after Israeli troops opened fire near an aid convoy, an incident which highlighted near-famine conditions after nearly five months of war.
U.S. President Joe Biden said his military would start air-dropping relief supplies into the Palestinian territory where Israel is battling fighters of the Iran-backed Hamas movement.
On Saturday, the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run territory said thousands of people in north Gaza "are at risk of dying from dehydration and malnutrition", and the World Health Organization said it had delivered treatment for 50 acutely malnourished children in the north.
The Ministry on Friday reported a total of 10 children had died of "malnutrition and dehydration".
Israeli troops opened fire as Palestinian civilians scrambled for food supplies during a chaotic incident in Gaza City on Thursday that the ministry said killed 115 people and wounded more than 750.
The Israeli military said a "stampede" occurred when thousands of Gazans surrounded the aid convoy, leading to dozens of deaths and injuries, including some who were run over.
An Israeli source acknowledged troops had opened fire on the crowd, believing it "posed a threat".
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