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2024-03-01 14:48:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3A00D95ADB8A11F93FC8CBF45F61CB0073774238FA1C85DD46486BA942CA6470
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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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