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2024-03-01 12:58:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 934DC75D46CDEB37E7CE340AF509B1407C5A7A7AE61DE7ADBD72D3EA1312EB97
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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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