IDF: ‘Warning shots’ fired overnight at crowd of Gazans who ‘posed threat’ to troops

Israeli troops fired “warning shots” at a crowd of Palestinians that approached them and “posed a threat” in the Netzarim Corridor area of central Gaza overnight, the military says, in what has become a near-daily occurrence.

Palestinian media reported that some 32 were killed by Israeli fire as they approached an aid site operated by the Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the area.

The IDF says that “according to a preliminary examination, the number of reported casualties does not match the information available to the IDF.”

“The details of the incident continue to be examined in depth,” the IDF says.

According to the IDF, the shooting took place hundreds of meters from the GHF site, and before it was open for aid distribution.

The military says the Palestinians approached the troops “despite warnings that the area is an active combat zone.”

The army has warned Palestinians not to approach routes leading to GHF sites between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time, describing these roads as closed military zones. Still, GHF has indicated that its sites are open past those hours.