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2024-02-29 21:15:52 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: ED4BF67F458F6B4EB38A7E93FB51C8EEBBA3EDA7E60B531CCFB24C0FA3D2652E
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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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