The United Nations Security Council has expressed “deep concern” over a devastating incident that killed more than 100 Palestinians seeking help Thursday in northern Gaza, while acknowledging that an Israeli investigation is underway.
“Council members express their deep concern over reports that more than 100 people lost their lives and several hundred more were injured, including people with gunshot wounds, as observed by UN-OCHA, in an incident involving Israeli forces in a large gathering around a humanitarian assistance center. convoy southwest of Gaza City,” the Security Council said in a statement on Saturday.
“Council members note that an Israeli investigation is underway,” he added.
On Thursday, the day of the incident, Security Council members were unable to agree on a statement due to objections from the United States.
The statement released Saturday said Security Council members “reiterate their demand to the parties to the conflict to allow, facilitate and enable the immediate, rapid, secure, sustained and unimpeded delivery of large-scale humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian civilian population throughout Gaza. Band.”
“Council members urge Israel to keep border crossings open for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, facilitate the opening of additional crossings to meet humanitarian needs at scale, and support the rapid and safe delivery of relief items to the people throughout Gaza. Get naked,” the statement said.
The massacre: At least 118 people were killed and 760 wounded Thursday when Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinian civilians gathering around food aid trucks, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza.
CNN cannot independently confirm these figures.
Israel's military has denied that account, saying it fired warning shots to disperse a crowd.
On Friday, a spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, citing a UN team that visited the hospital where the survivors were taken, said that many of the injured civilians had suffered gunshot wounds.
“From what they saw, in terms of patients alive and receiving treatment, there are a large number of gunshot wounds,” said Stéphane Dujarric.
Following the incident, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said an independent and effective investigation was needed.
