Israeli tank shelling kills 51 people awaiting aid trucks in Gaza, ministry says

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12. 51 Gazans killed waiting for aid, Health Ministry says; IDF reviewing incident - Wapo

The Israel Defense Forces said a crowd gathered near an aid truck “in proximity to IDF troops” and that it “regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals.”
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June 17, 2025 at 3:51 p.m. EDT

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"CAIRO — At least 51 people were killed and more than 200 injured by Israeli fire while they waited for aid near Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Tuesday, the Gaza Health Ministry said in a statement. The Israel Defense Forces said that it was aware of reports of “a number of injured individuals from IDF fire following the crowd’s approach” and that the incident was under review.

Twenty of the cases involved serious injuries, and the dead and injured were taken to the Nasser Medical Complex, the Health Ministry said. In a statement, the IDF said that a “gathering was identified” next to an aid distribution truck that got stuck in the area “in proximity to IDF troops.”

“The IDF regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals and operates to minimize harm as much as possible to them while maintaining the safety of our troops,” it said.

Zaher al-Wahidi, head of the Health Ministry’s statistics team, described “many cases” requiring amputations. He and Munir al-Bursh, the ministry’s director, both said the injuries at the al-Tahlia roundabout appeared to be from shelling. Their accounts aligned with the testimony of a survivor of the attack, who was reached by phone on Tuesday...."