At 4:45, AMA mob ambushed the eight trucks,
bringing the convoy to a halt.
All of a sudden the Israeli army started
firing at them and shooting.
And according to the information that we have,
dozens of them have bullets in their heads.
The tanks that were there to secure the convoy sees
the Gazans being trampled and cautiously tries to disperse the
mob with a few warning shots.
It's not like you know,
firing in the sky to restrain people.
If there was confusions and caius it was intentionally targeting
and killing.
No IDF strike was conducted towards the aid convoy.
I want to repeat that
no IDF strike was conducted towards the aid,
the aid convoy and the number that we have now
is
112 have been killed and the number is increasing.
On the contrary, the IDF was there conducting A humanitarian
operation
to secure the humanitarian corridor and allow the aid convoy
to reach its designated distribution point
so that the humanitarian aid
could reach Gaza and civilians in the north that are
in need.
This morning, the IDF coordinated a convoy
to 38 trucks to provide additional humanitarian assistance to the
residents of northern Gaza.
This humanitarian aid came from Egypt,
went through a security screening at the Kerim Shalom humanitarian
crossing in Israel,
and then entered Gaza for distribution by private contractors.
As this vital humanitarian supplies
were making their way towards Gazans in need,
thousands of Gazans dispensed upon the trucks.
Some began violently pushing and even trampling
other Gazans to death, looting the humanitarian supplies.
The unfortunate incident resulted in dozens of Gazans
killed and injured. Here are the facts.
At 4:40 AM, the first aid truck in the humanitarian
convoy
started making its way through the humanitarian corridor that we
were securing.
Yes, the IDF was securing the humanitarian corridor so that
the aid convoy could reach its destination in northern Gaza.
Our tanks were there to secure the humanitarian corridor
for the aid convoy. Our UAVs
were there in the air
to give our forces a clear picture from above.
During this humanitarian operation
at 4:45 AMA, mob ambushed the aid trucks,
bringing the convoy to a halt.
As you can see in this video,
the tanks that were there to secure the convoy
sees the Gazans being trampled and cautiously tries to disperse
the mob with a few warning shots.
When the hundreds became thousands
and things got out out of hand,
the 10 commander decided to retreat
to avoid harm to the thousands of Gazans that were
there.
Here you can see how cautious they were when they
were backing up.
I think as a military man
they were backing up securely,
risking their own life, not shooting at the mob.
The Israel Defence Forces operate according to the rules of
engagement and the international law.
No IDF strike was conducted towards the aid convoy.
I want to repeat that
no IDF strike was conducted towards the aid the aid
convoy.
On the contrary, the IDF was there conducting A humanitarian
operation
to secure the humanitarian corridor and allow the aid convoy
to reach its designated distribution point
so that the humanitarian aid
could reach Gazan civilians in the north that are in
need.
We have been conducting A humanitarian operation of this kind
for the last four nights without any problem.
The first night that we had this kind of event,
this humanitarian aid was coordinated by Israel
for the people of Gaza.
We want humanitarian aid to reach the people of Gaza.
We're working around the clock
to make it, to make this happen.
Israel puts no limits, no limits on the amounts of
aid that can go into Gaza.
We're working together with humanitarian organizations
and the international community to help them solve the issue
of aid distribution inside Gaza.
It is a problem. This morning,
humanitarian aid made its way to the northern Gaza.
There was no IDF strike on this aid.
I repeat, there was no IDF strike on this aid.
On the contrary, the IDF was conducting A humanitarian operation.
That's why we were there,
because our war is against Hamas,
not against the people of Gaza.
We are in a war that we did not start,
we did not seek. Hamas started this war when it
massacred and kidnapped Israeli civilians on October 7th
and then went back into Gaza and the hid behind
the Gaza and civilians using them as a human shield.
We recognize the suffering of the innocent people of Gaza.
This is why we are seeking ways to expand our
humanitarian efforts.
This is why we are conducting humanitarian operation like this,
like the one we conducted this morning,
thousands of Palestinians in the northern part of Gaza
which is under a total control of the Israeli occupying
army.
And people went and my and my understanding that
every few days a number of trucks with flour and
sugar and maybe basic necessity of life would make it
to that place where people take some sustenance of life.
This time they did the same thing.
It seems that they were large in number,
thousands, and then all of a sudden the Israeli army
started
firing at them and shooting.
And according to the information that we have,
dozens of them have bullets in their heads.
It's not like, you know,
firing in the sky to restrain people.
If there was confusions and caias it was intentionally targeting
and killing
and the number that we have now
is
112 have been killed and the number is increasing
and
750 injured and possibly the number
would be increasing.
Let me start by addressing the tragic incident in northern
Gaza today,
where more than 100 Palestinians are reported to have been
killed and many more injured.
I first of all want to express the United States's
deepest condolences to the families of those who died.
Far too many innocent Palestinians have been killed over the
course of this conflict,
not just today but over the past nearly five months.
And when you think about today's tragedy,
it is especially heartbreaking to consider how many of those
families affected
will be burying loved ones.
Not for the first time.
In fact, I'm sure that many of those affected have
buried multiple loved ones
over the since this conflict began.
When it comes to establishing facts on the ground,
we are urgently seeking additional information
on exactly what took place.
We have been in touch with the Israeli government since
early this morning and understand that investigation is underway.
We will be monitoring that investigation closely and pressing for
answers.
This tragic event also underscores the importance of expanding and
sustaining the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza in response
to the dire humanitarian situation,
including through the the a
potential temporary ceasefire as part of a hostage deal.
If there's anything that the aerial footage of today's incident
makes clear,
it is just how desperate the situation on the ground
is.
People need more food. They need more water.
They need medicine and other humanitarian goods
and they need it now.
This outrageous, you know, massacre
is a testimony to the fact that as long as
the Security Council is paralysed and vetoes casted,
then it is costing the Palestinian people their lives.
I met in the morning
with the ambassador, Linda Greenfield,
and I couldn't discuss anything except that issue with her
because, you know, it. It happened this morning and the
news came to us this morning.
I implored her that the Security Council has to produce
a product of condemning this
killing and to
to go after those responsible for this massacre.
Accountability is extremely important. And that the Security Council should
say enough is enough and if they have a spine
and determination to put an end to these massacres from
happening all over again,
what we need is a ceasefire.