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2024-02-29 17:58:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 70EA60C2C8B7047FA862FCE2AD041B67934D2EE2CF9F8C933E93095E357ADB4B
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Israeli sources confirmed that they did open fire on civilians, having perceived the crowds near the trucks as a "threat." A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said many of the dead were crushed by the trucks themselves trying to escape the crowd. 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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