Dozens of Palestinians killed during Gaza humanitarian aid delivery, reports say

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At least 70 people were killed and 280 were wounded as Palestinians rushed toward trucks loaded with humanitarian aid and encountered fire in Gaza City early Thursday, according to local media reports.

The exact circumstances surrounding the deaths remain unclear; while several reports suggested Israeli troops fired on the crowd as they descended upon the trucks, the Israeli military suggested that most who died were trampled.

"Early this morning, during the entry of humanitarian aid trucks into the northern Gaza Strip, Gazan residents surrounded the trucks, and looted the supplies being delivered," Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. "During the incident, dozens of Gazans were injured as a result of pushing and trampling. The incident is under review."

IDF suggested that fewer than 10 civilians were injured by Israeli forces opening fire during the delivery of humanitarian aid, and that most deaths and injuries came from the stampede.

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The deadly incident took place at al-Nabusi roundabout west of Gaza City in the northern part of the enclave, Gaza Health Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said.

Fares Afana, the head of the ambulance service at the Kamal Adwan Hospital, said medics arriving at the