Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
IDF: Troops open fire after Palestinian suspects approach in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor; 3 reported dead
Dozens of Palestinian suspects began to approach Israeli forces in the Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip this evening, the IDF says.
The military says the suspects “posed a threat,” and the troops opened fire at them.
No soldiers were hurt in the incident, which the IDF says is “under control.”
Palestinian medical officials say that Israeli forces killed at least three people trying to return to their homes in the northern Strip.
The al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in the central town of Deir al-Bahah says that IDF troops opened fired at the men. An Associated Press journalist saw ambulances taking people to the hospital, and counted the bodies. The officials said the men were among a group of people trying to return to their homes.
