Chaos and shooting a month after the Gaza aid plan

In the four weeks that have passed since the launch of the United States and Israeli relief system in Gaza, there have been repeated incidents of the killings and the injuries of the Palestinians looking for help.

According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza in Hamas, last month, more than 500 people were killed on their way to assistance and were injured.

To get a clearer understanding of how last month, BBC DePify analyzed dozens of videos from all over Gaza that offer an insight into the form of this relief system on the ground. The footage shows a semi -daily cycle of chaos, panic, live fire and the dead Palestinians or the injured.

While videos show a comprehensive picture of danger and chaos, they do not appear categorically from the shooting in every accident. However, in many cases, eyewitnesses and doctor described the Israeli forces that open fire on the crowds near relief sites.

In statements last month, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said several times that it had launched “warning footage” to individuals who described it as “suspects” or said a threat.

The Israeli Defense Army told that the BBC is investigating that Hamas is doing “everything in its power to prevent the success of the distribution of food in Gaza, and is trying to disrupt aid, and directly harm the citizens of the Gaza Strip.”

On May 18, Israel announced that it was partially alleviating the siege for 11 weeks of aid to Gaza, which it said aimed at pressuring Hamas to release the hostages.

The Israeli Defense Army built four sites for the distribution of aid – three in the far southwest of Gaza and one in central Gaza by the Israeli security area known as the Netzarim Pass – which started its operations on May 26.

These sites are operated in areas controlled by the Israel Defense Army – known as SDS 1, 2, 3 and 4 – by the security contractors working in the Gaza Humanitarian Corporation (GHF), while securing the Israeli army and animals. On Thursday, the US State Department announced 30 million dollars (22 million pounds; 26 million euros) to finance GHF – the first well -known direct contribution to the group.

From the beginning, the United Nations condemned this plan, saying that it would “military” help the current distribution network and force Ghazan to carry out long trips across dangerous lands for food.

Within days of the start of the plan, dozens of Palestinians were killed in separate incidents on June 1 and 3, which sparked international condemnation. Since then there have been almost daily on killings of people traveling to collect aid.

“Its forces are conducting systematic educational operations aimed at improving the operational response in the region and reducing the potential friction between the population and the forces of the Israeli defense army,” the Israeli Defense Army said.

Israeli government spokesman David Menker called on reports of deaths while obtaining “other unstable” assistance. “There were no hundreds of people dying.”

GHF denied that there was any “accident or death in or near” any of its distribution sites.

On Tuesday, the Red Cross said that her field hospital in Rafah had to activate the procedures of mass injuries 20 times since May 27, with the vast majority of patients with fire injuries and say they were on their way to the help site.

The United Nations program and its global food program, as well as other aid providers, continue to try to distribute aid in Gaza, but they say they depend on the Israeli authorities to facilitate their duties.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said that the killing of Palestinians trying to reach assistance was a “possible war crime.” International human rights lawyer Sarah Elizabeth Del told the BBC to verify that if there is any intended targeting of civilians, this may be a serious violation of international law.

She said: “The mass fires while arriving in civil relief violates the basic rules against targeting civilians and using hunger against them, and may rise to war crimes.”

Three videos, the first of which were published on June 9, showed hundreds of people, some with what appears to be empty flour bags, stood on the ruins of the rubble and hiding in the trenches. Several incomplete shooters can be heard.

On that day, Hamas’s Ministry of Health stated that six people were killed that morning while seeking help and more than 99 injuries. The next day, I reported 36 deaths related to assistance and more than 208 injuries.

It cannot be verified whether any of these losses is the result of the shooting that can be heard in the shots.

We were able to confirm filming videos from about 4 km (2.5 miles) northwest of SDS4, on the way to the site in central Gaza.

“One of the guns appears to be fired at consistent rates with Fn Minimi machine gun and M4 Assation. Mr. Beck said the second gun was launched at a “compatible” rate with AK-47 voice. We cannot determine the weapons that were shooting, but the minimum FN and M4s are used by IDF, while the AK-47S is usually used by Hamas and other groups in Gaza.

In shots published the next day, on June 10, and was filmed nearly, more crowds were seen in panic, such as the shooting sound, followed by what appears to be an explosion, had heard at the distance. After that, the injured people and blood were seen, including children, who were transported.

GHF has maps that offer “safe clips” to its locations and connects working hours via WhatsApp and social media.

Each clip has a “starting point” and “a stop point” with the Palestinians warned that they should not cross the latter until they are directed. GHF said that these corridors are guaranteed by the Israeli Defense Army and warned people not to cross these stopping points, unless they were told, may be dangerous.

But in SDS4 there was no safe passage for people coming from the north.

There were also killings near the GHF aid sites.

Footage verified from June 17 showed at least 21 bodies, and there were many people who were injured on a road where many vehicles were, including a severely damaged flat truck.

BBC witnesses told that Israeli drones and a tank were launched on the crowd while they were waiting for aid collection.

The Israeli Defense Army statement acknowledged that he had identified a “gathering” of people “adjacent to the aid distribution truck that stumbled in the Khan Unit area, and close to the Israeli Defense Forces operating in the area.

He said: “The Israeli Defense Army is aware of reports related to a number of injured individuals from the Israeli Defense Army fire after the crowd’s approach.” He expressed his regret for “any harm to individuals who are not twisting” and said that the details of the accident were under review.

A spokesman for the Civil Defense Agency in Gaza in Gaza said at least 50 people were killed at the scene.

The video displays a number of dead about scorch signs on the floor, including one person with his legs in a vaginal.

Mark Kansian, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, pointed out that there was no clear impact hole, but he told us that the extent of damage was likely to be the result of “a lot of direct fire.”

Another video clip that was published on June 16, which we have accessed, shows bodies that were pulled on a cart by a horse along Al -Rashid Street in northern Gaza, the main coastal road and is often used by relief convoys.

An illustration naming, along with the video, claims that these Palestinians were killed while waiting for help.

The next day, many photos and videos that we chose on the social media nearby were published near the body of many men on a wooden stretch platform along the same way.

GHF claimed that many alleged incidents were linked to convoys and distribution sites for other groups, including the United Nations. She said that the aid supplies “were looted by criminals and bad actors.”

A GHF spokesman said she was “happy” in the first month of her operations, as 46 million meals were distributed to two million Ghazan, but were aimed at increasing her ability.

The IDF said that among other changes, it installs fences and marks and opens additional roads.

“We have caused anxiety (with the Israeli Defense Army) about maintaining a safe passage for aid seekers, but unfortunately some have tried to take dangerous specialists or travel during restricted times,” said GHF spokesman.

“Ultimately the solution is more aid, which will create more certainty and less urgent among the population.”

Additional reporting and verification of Paul Brown, Emma Bingili, Arimis Altalebe, Richard Erfin Brown, Garman, Alex Murray, Komar Malhotra and Thomas Spencer.