One of many witnesses, Mohammad Hamoudeh, a photographer and journalist in Gaza Metropolis, stated that he didn’t see any Israeli forces or the weapons that fired on the group. However he stated that heavy Israeli fireplace from a distance seemed to be answerable for the casualties.
“The cannons and tank shells are what focused the civilians,” he stated.
“I escaped by a miracle; we noticed loss of life with our eyes,” he stated. Referring to the sooner convoy catastrophe, he stated: “It was virtually the identical state of affairs because the Nabulsi incident. There have been many martyrs. The scene was horrifying.”
Even after the bloodshed, folks collected what support they might, he stated, together with sacks of flour that had been bloodied.
Ali Al Ajouri, a 16-year-old from Jabaliah, additionally described shelling on the group. “There have been some 30 folks gathering in a single spot, and a shell shot them instantly,” he stated.
Dr. Eid Sabbah, the top of nursing on the Kamal Adwan Hospital, stated: “It wasn’t gunfire. It was ammunition from heavy weaponry that trigger giant openings; that’s apparent from the doorway and exit wounds.”
Dr. Sabbah stated the sufferers who had been handled on the hospital had principally chest and head wounds. Medical doctors there may solely stabilize them and preserve them alive, he stated, and had been unable to carry out surgical procedure due to the dearth of medication and medical instruments.
Ibrahim Al Najjar, 42, an unemployed taxi driver, stated he was within the space round 8 p.m. when a big crowd had gathered. Quickly, there was shelling and capturing, he stated. He stated that his cousin was killed and that he was injured in his proper arm by shrapnel.
“I ran for my life with others, after which they hit a constructing subsequent to us,” he stated. “We stored working till we reached some ambulances far-off.”
The Israeli navy stated it was not answerable for the assault. “Roughly one hour earlier than the arrival of the convoy to the humanitarian hall, armed Palestinians opened fireplace whereas Gazan civilians had been awaiting the arrival of the help convoy,” the navy stated. “As support vehicles had been coming into, the Palestinian gunmen continued to shoot as the group of Gazans started looting the vehicles. Moreover, numerous Gazan civilians had been run over by the vehicles.”
