The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Thursday, February 29, that 104 people were killed and more than 750 injured after Israeli soldiers opened fire on civilians gathered at an aid distribution point in the Palestinian territory.
The death toll from the "massacre" in Gaza City "rose to 104 martyrs and 760 injuries due to the bullets of the occupation forces that targeted a gathering of citizens" at the Nabulsi roundabout, said ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra.
The United Nations (UN) estimates that 2.2 million people – the vast majority of Gaza's population – are at risk of starvation in the enclave, particularly in the north, where destruction, fighting and looting are making it almost impossible to deliver humanitarian aid.
According to the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), just over 2,300 truckloads of aid entered the Gaza Strip in February, a drop of around 50% compared to January, and a daily average of some 82 trucks per day. According to the UN, before the start of the war on October 7, an average of 500 trucks entered the Gaza Strip daily, while the needs of the local population were lower.