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UN sees ‘large number of gunshot wounds’ after Israel’s ‘flour massacre’

Palestinians receive medical care at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, after Israeli soldiers opened fire at a crowd that had gathered around an aid convoy in Gaza City [AFP]

A United Nations team and medical officials have reported seeing “a large number” of gunshot wounds among Palestinians in Gaza after Israeli troops opened fire near an aid convoy, which has triggered global condemnation and calls for justice.

Their claims confirm numerous testimonies by witnesses that Israeli gunfire killed and wounded scores of Palestinians desperately seeking food aid on Thursday, contradicting Israel’s initial claims people were hurt due to a stampede and trampling.

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