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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Gaza aid group says 20 Palestinians killed in crowd crush, blames armed Hamas agitators
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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says 20 Palestinians were killed this morning in a crush at an aid distribution site in Khan Younis, blaming armed agitators linked to Hamas for fomenting unrest.
The Israeli- and US-backed group says 19 people were trampled to death and one person was stabbed “amid a chaotic and dangerous surge, driven by agitators in the crowd.”
“We have credible reason to believe that elements within the crowd – armed and affiliated with Hamas – deliberately fomented the unrest,” the GHF says, adding that for the first time since operations began multiple firearms has been identified in the crowd.
“This horrific event follows a deeply troubling pattern in recent days. False messages about aid site openings, including at SDS4 (Wadi Gaza) and the long-closed SDS1 (Tal Sultan), have circulated widely on Telegram and other platforms, fueling confusion, driving crowds to closed sites, and inciting disorder,” the GFH says.
19 אנשים נרמסו למוות במלכודת המוות שהקימה ישראל באמצעות שכירי חרב אמריקאים. מאות אנשים מורעבים נורו למוות באיזור הזה כשעמדו לתור לחלוקת מזון מינימלי. פשע מוסרי מתמשך
. 19 people were trampled to death in the death trap set up by Israel using American mercenaries. Hundreds of… pic.twitter.com/CHYfA1Cshy
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