Death toll from aid truck shooting in Gaza hits 104: health ministry

Palestinians receive medical care at Kamal Edwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on February 29, 2024, after Israeli soldiers allegedly opened fire at Gaza residents who rushed towards trucks loaded with humanitarian aid amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group. (Photo by AFP)

The health ministry in Gaza said on Thursday that 104 people were killed and over 750 were injured as a result of Israeli soldiers firing upon civilians gathered at an aid distribution point in Palestinian territory.

The death toll from the “massacre” in Gaza City “rose to 104 martyrs and 760 injuries due to the bullets of the occupation forces that targeted a gathering of citizens” at the Nabulsi roundabout, said ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra.