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2024-02-29 20:57:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 66C8F9EC567DD6C34BDAA1805E63A5E7AAAC4FB8D18B2BC318C09404B1D23010
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Israeli sources confirmed that they did open fire, having perceived the crowds near the trucks as a "threat." However, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said many of the dead were crushed by the trucks themselves: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/899101/israel-admits-opening-fire-on-gazans-queueing-for-aid-claims-many-were-run-over-by-trucks/story/
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