This hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. We have seen people we have seen amputees, and we have seen children as young as 12. These events cannot be allowed to go on. Jihad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. Were the soldiers firing deliberately . Hes asked. Yes, with tanks, soldiers, aircraft. In the pre dawn darkness, only the chaos was clear. How and why the shooting started is not yet properly understood. Israel says troops felt threatened. The un finally reached gaza city yesterday, taking badly needed fuel and medicine to shifa hospital, demanding israel do more to open up the north. Jordan is still dropping aid from the air. The United States now set to follow suit. Desperate somehow to make a difference. But airdrops are no substitute for a proper relief effort. No matter where we go into north gaza from or indeed all of the gaza strip, it could be from air, land, sea. It doesnt matter as long as there is enough aid t
There have been International Calls for an investigation into the incident, in which more than a hundred palestinians were reported killed. Israel says its forces did open fire but said most of the deaths happened in a crush. From jerusalem, our Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams reports. How were so many people injured . Were they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede . Gazas Shifa Hospital treating just some of the survivors, and now, for the First Time Since thursday, first hand testimony from the un. This hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. We have seen people with Gunshot Wounds we have seen amputees, and we have seen children as young as 12. These events cannot be allowed to go on. Jehad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. Were the soldiers firing deliberately . Hes asked. Yes, with tanks, soldiers, aircraft. Gunfire in the pre dawn darkness, only the chaos was clear. How and why the shooting started is not yet proper
Including a medic, are reported to have been killed by an israeli air strike near a hospital. And a United Nations team visiting gazas biggest hospital has found that many palestinans who were injured as lorries were delivering aid on thursday, were wounded by gunshots. American officials have confirmed that the us military has carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid into gaza, today. You can see here us Military Planes flying over Deir Al Balah in the central gaza strip. Us officials confirmed over 35,000 meals were airdropped by parachute. This follows a Pledge On Friday by President Biden and the deaths of 112 palestinians during a rush on an aid convoy on thursday. Lets speak to our washington correspondent will vernon. Good correspondent will vernon. Morning to you there washington, good morning to you there in washington, dc. Tell us more about what us officials have been saying. Would have the us military, saying this first airdrop has been carried out. That was done i