Dozens dead in Gaza aid chaos as Israeli troops open fire


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29 mins ago – 7.09AM Cairo | Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday (Friday AEDT), witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed in the chaos, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000, according to health officials. Israel said many of the dead were trampled in a chaotic stampede for the food aid and that its troops only fired when they felt endangered by the crowd. Loading The violence was quickly condemned by Arab countries, and US...