Conflicting narratives emerged regarding a tragic incident in Gaza, with Gazan health authorities calling it a massacre by Israel. Israeli military released drone footage depicting a chaotic scene, but the video's quality and editing contributed to the confusion. The footage showed Gazans scrambling for supplies, a stampede, and people running in different directions. Additionally, Al Jazeera released a video capturing sound of gunfire and tracer rounds, believed to originate from an Israeli military base. These differing accounts highlight the challenges in confirming the sequence of events and the source of the gunfire in this tragic incident.
Late last week, an effort to get food into northern Gaza turned deadly, as thousands of desperate Gazans descended on aid trucks, and Israeli troops tasked with guarding those trucks opened fire.
Exactly how people died, and who was responsible, remains contested. Hiba Yazbek, a reporter-researcher in Jerusalem for The Times, explains what we know about what happened and what it tells us about hunger in Gaza.
Guest: Hiba Yazbek, a reporter-researcher in Jerusalem for The New York Times.
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