Many of those killed or wounded in Gaza stampede for aid were shot by Israel’s army, EU arm says

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The European Union’s diplomatic service says many of the Palestinians killed or wounded in the chaos as they tried to get bags of flour from an aid convoy were hit by Israeli army fire. It urges an international investigation into Thursday’s violence (Feb. 29, 2024). Outrage is rising over the desperation of hundreds of thousands struggling to survive in northern Gaza after nearly five months of fighting between Israel and Hamas. Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the war has climbed above 30,000. In Rafah in the south, the Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike on tents near a hospital killed 11 people and wounded about 50.