Ari Shapiro, host:
A fatal shooting in Gaza this weekend left at least 21 other people dead and more than 150 wounds while they were for food, according to the International Red Cross Committee. Palestinian eyewitnesses say that other people headed to a new food distribution site when Israeli troops shot them.
The United States ambassador for Israel says that there is no shooting of this type and said that US media reports that this is spreading, citing “totally manufactured stories. ” Today, the Israeli army has identified that its troops have triggered the Palestinians in a separate incident near the same food site. Gaza Fitness officials say at least two were killed.
Daniel Estrin, Byline: NPR spoke with two Palestinians who had survived a few scary hours on Sunday morning in Gaza.
Mohammed Saqqa: (speaking Arabic).
SAQQA: (Speaking in Arabic).
Estrin: “The Israeli army began to take out plans for caution and boats in the navy,” he says, “while drones played an announcement ordering to retire. ” People have gotten down in their abdomen to cover themselves, but they would progress little through little. It is dark. He said he continued listening to shots and other people shouted.
SAQQA: (Arabic speaking).
Strin: There is an old woman near him with her grandson. He killed in the neck. “I discovered it completely from blood,” he said, “as his grandson shouted” Array . . .
SAQQA: (Arabic speaking).
Strin: . . . “Oh, grandmother. Oh, grandmother. “
NPR spoke with another guy who says he is in the crowd through Barakat’s call. He asked that his last call was retained, fearing the repercussions of Israel. He said the military boats opened fireplace and described similar scenes.
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Effie Defrin: I urge you not to all distributed through Hamas. We will investigate each of those incidents and each of those accusations.
In Gaza, the scenario as a whole, says the humanitarian staff is that enough people. None has arrived in North Gaza in more than 3 months. The global food program continues to check to deliver flour there, however, its trucks have been looted, says Corinne Fleischer de PAM.
Estrin: She says that what is now a fire. She says it is the most productive way to get gaza food safely. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.