An Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson informed Sky News: “There have been no intentional pictures fired at folks attempting to name for help.”
As we have now been reporting, greater than 100 individuals are believed to have been killed and one other 700 injured throughout a raid by Palestinians to select up provides in northern Gaza.
Lt. Col. Richard Hecht stated the deaths of these operating towards the rescue convoy have been “a really tragic occasion.”
But he insisted that the demise toll supplied by Hamas shouldn’t be taken severely.
“I all the time ate it with a pinch of salt,” he stated.
Asked whether or not any of the useless have been hit by Israeli bullets, Hecht stated: “The IDF fired solely at individuals who posed a hazard to our troops.
“There was no intentional taking pictures at folks attempting to get help.”
Hecht stated the convoy, which was heading north alongside the shoreline, “was swamped by a big group of individuals.”
“We needed to reply as a result of some folks moved in direction of our troops in a harmful method,” he stated.
However, it was “not in a lethal approach. We have been simply attempting to verify they saved their distance from our troops.”
The IDF beforehand stated it had fired warning pictures.
Asked what number of Gazans had been killed by IDF shelling, he stated: “We do not know but. We consider the quantity is just not as excessive as claimed.”
He added: “Why would they fireplace on civilians attempting to get meals from vans?”
Hecht stated the Israeli navy was attempting to “facilitate” the acceptance of help into northern Gaza, however “regulation and order and looting are issues.”
He added that the Israel Defense Forces “are conscious of the state of affairs in northern Gaza and are listening to the world’s opinions.”
“We did every part we may,” he commented.
“We have been going to accompany you.”
Yesterday, an Israeli authorities spokesperson claimed that the help truck driver was accountable, however this seems to be contradicted by varied different sources.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas claimed that the “ugly bloodbath” was “perpetrated by Israeli occupation forces.”
There are many alternative interpretations of what occurred, which I summarized in yesterday’s publish at 2:42 p.m.