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One of many witnesses, Mohammed Hamoudeh, a photographer and journalist from Gaza Metropolis, stated he didn’t see any Israeli forces or weapons firing into the group. However he stated that from a distance it appeared that heavy Israeli fireplace was accountable for the casualties.
“Artillery and tank shells focused civilians,” he stated.
“I used to be saved by a miracle; We noticed demise with our personal eyes,” he stated. Referring to the primary convoy accident, he stated: “It was virtually the identical state of affairs because the Nabulsi incident. Many have been martyred. The scene was horrifying.”
Regardless of the bloodshed, he stated, individuals collected no matter support they may, together with blood-stained flour sacks.
Ali al-Azouri, 16, of Jabaliya, additionally described shelling the group. “There have been about 30 individuals gathered at one place and a shell hit them straight,” he stated.
Dr Eid Sabbah, head of nursing at Kamal Adwan Hospital, stated: “This was not a capturing. It was the heavy weapons ammunition that triggered the big opening; That is evident from the entry and exit wounds.”
Dr. Sabbah stated a lot of the sufferers handled on the hospital had chest and head wounds. Medical doctors there might solely stabilize him and preserve him alive, he stated, and have been unable to carry out surgical procedure because of an absence of medication and medical gear.
Ibrahim Al Najjar, 42, an unemployed taxi driver, stated he was within the space round 8pm when a big crowd gathered. Shelling and firing quickly started, he stated. He stated that his cousin has been killed and he has been injured by shrapnel in his proper hand.
“I ran with others to save lots of my life after which they hit a constructing subsequent to us,” he stated. “We saved operating till we reached some ambulances a number of blocks away.”
The Israeli navy stated it was not accountable for the assault. “About an hour earlier than the convoy reached the humanitarian hall, armed Palestinians started firing whereas Gaza civilians waited for the help convoy to reach,” the military stated. “As the help vehicles have been getting into, Palestinian gunmen continued firing as the group of Gazans started looting the vehicles. Moreover, many Gazan civilians have been crushed by vehicles.”