04/06/2025
‘Nearly 230 killed or wounded as Israel carries out largest massacre since new aid mechanism was enforced in Gaza.’
“…Euro-Med Monitor’s field team documented Israeli forces opening fire on thousands of civilians gathered at dawn today, Sunday, 1 June 2025, in Tel al-Sultan, Rafah, near an aid distribution centre established by the Israeli army. Preliminary data indicate that the attack killed at least 31 civilians, including two women, and injured more than 200 others. Several remain missing.
“The death toll is expected to rise due to the high number of critical injuries and the severe collapse of the healthcare system caused by the blockade and Israeli targeting of medical facilities.
“The Israeli army and the US-backed organisation directed Palestinian civilians to gather at the site to receive aid, instructing them to wait until 6:00 a.m. to pass through inspection gates and collect aid packages. As they waited, they were targeted with direct fire from quadcopter drones, followed by tank shelling. Tear gas canisters were also fired into the starving crowd by members of the US-backed organisation, causing dozens of casualties and triggering a deadly stampede as people tried to escape the gunfire.”
https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6749/Nearly-230-killed-or-wounded-as-Israel-carries-out-largest-massacre-since-new-aid-mechanism-was-enforced-in-Gaza
