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Israeli Forces Shot Dead 104 People When They Rushed Towards Aid Trucks, Says Gaza Health Ministry

More than 750 injured as Israeli forces open fire on people gathered for food; death toll tops 30,000 including more than 13,000 children

Israeli forces in war-torn Gaza opened fire on Palestinians scrambling for food aid in a chaotic melee on Thursday that the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said killed 104 people.The Israeli military said a "stampede" occurred when thousands of Gazans surrounded a convoy of 30 aid trucks, leading to dozens of deaths and injuries, including some who were run over by the lorries. An Israeli source acknowledged troops had opened fire on the crowd, believing it "posed a threat".

Israeli forces in war-torn Gaza opened fire on Palestinians scrambling for food aid in a chaotic melee on Thursday that the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said killed 104 people.Israel vowed to destroy Hamas, and its retaliatory military campaign has killed 30,035 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

World leaders on Friday called for an investigation and a ceasefire nearly five months into the Gaza war, a day after dozens of desperate Palestinians were killed rushing an aid convoy.Israeli troops opened fire as Palestinian civilians scrambled for food aid during a chaotic incident Thursday which the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said killed more than 100 people in Gaza City.The deaths came after a World Food Programme official had warned: "If nothing changes, a famine is imminent in northern Gaza."