Back مجزرة دوار النابلسي Arabic Cyflafan y blawd Welsh Masacre de la harina Spanish Massacre de la farine French Sléacht Al-Rashid Irish אסון הסיוע ההומניטרי ברחוב א-רשיד בעזה HE Pembantaian tepung ID Mączna masakra Polish Massacre de Al-Rashid Portuguese Flour massacre SIMPLE

Flour massacre

Flour massacre
Part of the alleged Gaza genocide and the Israel–Hamas war
An aerial view of the massacre captured by an Israeli drone. Aid trucks and Palestinian pedestrians (some dead) are visible.[1]
Al-Nabulsi roundabout is located in the Gaza Strip
Al-Nabulsi roundabout
Al-Nabulsi roundabout
Location within the Gaza Strip
Native nameمجزرة الطحين (Arabic)
LocationNetzarim Corridor, Palestine
Coordinates31°30′9.95″N 34°24′52.34″E / 31.5027639°N 34.4145389°E / 31.5027639; 34.4145389
Date29 February 2024 (UTC+02:00)
Attack type
Massacre, mass shooting
Deaths118+ Palestinian civilians[2][3][4]
Injured760+ Palestinian civilians
Perpetrator Israel Defense Forces[5]

The flour massacre[6][7][8][9] (Arabic: مجزرة الطحين, romanized: majzarat aṭ-ṭaḥīn) occurred in the Gaza Strip on 29 February 2024, when at least 118 Palestinians were killed and 760 injured after Israeli forces opened fire while the Palestinians were seeking food from aid trucks on the coastal Al-Rashid Street in Gaza City.[4][10][11][3] The incident was the deadliest mass casualty event to have taken place in the Gaza Strip since the start of Israel's operation during the Israel–Hamas war,[12] and took place a day after the World Food Programme reported that more than half a million Palestinians were at risk of famine in Gaza.[13]

An aid convoy entered the northern Gaza Strip on the morning of the incident, with the trucks provided by Palestinian businessmen, and security and organization by Israel.[14] Israel says that its forces felt endangered from the crowds of Palestinians, firing warning shots in the air and then opened fire killing less than ten people,[15] and that the rest were killed in an ensuing stampede.[16] Survivors described the massacre as an ambush, stating that Israeli forces deliberately opened fire as Palestinians approached the aid trucks, resulting in a rush away from the gunfire that added to the death toll.[8]

A CNN investigation reported that Israel's claims that the incident had begun after 4:30 a.m. local time cast doubt on its version of events, as it had collected and analyzed footage from survivors, including one video showing that gunfire started seven minutes prior.[12] It also reported that the Israeli military's publicized drone footage misses the moment capturing what caused the crowds to disperse, and that Israel had rejected its requests for the full unedited footage.[12]

Officials from three hospitals respectively reported treating over 100, 142, and "dozens" of people with gunshot wounds,[17][18][19] with a "large number of gunshot wounds" confirmed at al-Shifa Hospital by the United Nations.[20][21] The Gaza Health Ministry dubbed the incident a massacre where 118 people were killed.[4][16][22][10][23] Tareq Abu Azzoum, a correspondent for Al Jazeera, suggested the attack was part of a broader pattern of Israeli attacks on people seeking humanitarian aid.[24]

  1. ^ Radnofsky, Caroline; Almendral, Aurora; Sackur, Leila (14 March 2024). "How did 118 people die in Gaza's Al-Rashid aid convoy violence?". NBC News. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Death toll from aid-seekers attack rises to 118". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "UN sees 'large number of gunshot wounds' after Israel's 'flour massacre'". Al Jazeera. 2 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024. an incident that has been dubbed the Flour Massacre.
  4. ^ a b c Marsi, Federica; Siddiqui, Usaid; Harb, Ali; Osgood, Brian (29 February 2024). "'Life draining out of Gaza': UN on aid shooting as death toll hits 30,000". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ^ Qiblawi, Tamara; Goodwin, Allegra; Elbagir, Nima; Faraj, Caroline; Khadder, Kareem (1 March 2024). "Anesthetics, crutches, dates. Inside Israel's ghost list of items arbitrarily denied entry into Gaza". CNN. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference flour was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference France 24-2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b "Flour massacre: How Gaza food killings unfolded, and Israel's story changed". Al Jazeera. 1 March 2024. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  9. ^ "UN experts condemn 'flour massacre', urge Israel to end campaign of starvation in Gaza" (Press release). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ^ a b Srivastava, Mehul; Saleh, Heba; Ivanova, Polina (29 February 2024). "Dozens killed as chaos hits Gaza food convoy and Israeli troops open fire". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Many of those killed or wounded in Gaza stampede for aid were shot by Israel's army, EU arm says". AP News. 2 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference CNN1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "WFP Deputy Chief warns Security Council of imminent famine in northern Gaza unless conditions change". World Food Programme. 28 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  14. ^ Boxerman, Aaron; Rasgon, Adam (2 March 2024). "Middle East Crisis: Disastrous Convoy Was Part of New Israeli Effort to Hand Out More Aid in Gaza". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  15. ^ Fabian, Emanuel (29 February 2024). "Many killed in Gaza aid stampede; IDF says its fire caused no more than 10 casualties". Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b Yazbek, Hiba; Boxerman, Aaron (29 February 2024). "As Hungry Gazans Crowd an Aid Convoy, a Crush of Bodies, Israeli Gunshots and a Deadly Toll". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  17. ^ Yazbek, Hiba; Boxerman, Aaron (29 February 2024). "A witness said he saw people with gunshot wounds and sacks of flour covered in blood". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Al Jazeera-290224-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sherwood-2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cooney was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. ^ "Dozens dead in Gaza after stampede over humanitarian aid, IDF reports". Ynetnews. 29 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  23. ^ Al-Mughrabi, Nidal (29 February 2024). "Gaza health authorities say Israeli fire kills 104 waiting for aid". Reuters. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  24. ^ "Attack on Palestinian crowd latest in series of attacks on those waiting for aid". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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