Flour massacre

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Flour massacre
Part of Israel–Gaza war (2024)
Aerial image showing the location of Israeli troops and humanitarian aid trucks
Location	Netzarim Corridor, Palestine
Coordinates	31°30′9.95″N 34°24′52.34″E / 31.5027639°N 34.4145389°E / 31.5027639; 34.4145389
Date	29 February 2024 ~4:30 a.m. (UTC+02:00)
Attack type	Massacre, mass shooting
Deaths	118+[1][2]
Injured	760+
Perpetrator	Israel Defence Forces[3]

The Flour massacre^[4][5] happened in Gaza Strip on February 29, 2024. At least 118 people were killed, and around 760 people were injured when Israeli forces shot at civilians who were trying to get food from aid trucks near the Al-Nabulsi Roundabout on Al-Rashid Street in Gaza City.^[6]

Journalists, diplomats, and human rights groups call it a massacre, but the Israeli military disagrees with the term. Three Hospitals said they have treated over 100, 142, and "dozens" of people with gunshot wounds.^[7] The United Nations confirmed that many victims of gunshot wounds were present at Al-Shifa Hospital [en].^[8]

Survivors described the event as an "ambush", saying Israeli forces started shooting people as soon as they came near the aid trucks, causing a complete confusion and rush away from the gunfire that led to more casualties.^[9] One of the victim who saw the incident said, "We went to get flour. The Israeli army shot at us. There are many martyrs on the ground and until this moment we are withdrawing them. There is no first aid."^[10]

The event became known as the "flour massacre", as named by the Palestinians.^[4]

1. ↑ "Death toll from aid-seekers attack rises to 118". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
2. ↑ "UN sees 'large number of gunshot wounds' after Israel's 'flour massacre'". Al Jazeera. 2 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024. an incident that has been dubbed the Flour Massacre.
3. ↑ "Anesthetics, crutches, dates. Inside Israel's ghost list of items arbitrarily denied entry into Gaza". CNN. 1 March 2024. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1}
   • Gotkine, Elliott; Alberti, Mia; Picheta, Rob (8 March 2024). "IDF says troops fired at 'suspects' in deadly food aid incident but denies targeting convoy". CNN. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024. More than 100 people were killed in the incident in northern Gaza, which has become known as the "Flour Massacre," as Israeli troops opened fire near civilians gathering around food aid trucks, triggering panic.
   • Mraffko, Clothild (9 March 2024). "Gaza: New accounts of the 'flour massacre'". Le Monde. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024. According to the Gazan Ministry of Health, 118 people were killed and 760 injured in what the Palestinians call the "flour massacre."
   • Pezet, Jacques; Horn, Alexandre (9 March 2024). "«Massacre de la farine» à Gaza : les témoignages de rescapés et de médecins mettent à mal la version israélienne". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024. Surnommé le «massacre de la farine» par la presse arabophone en référence aux denrées que les Gazaouis affamés espéraient récupérer...
   • Borger, Julian (1 March 2024). "Qué sabemos de "la masacre de la harina" en la que murieron más de cien gazatíes tras los disparos de las tropas de Israel". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024. Ya se conoce como "la masacre de la harina" el incidente que ayer tuvo lugar en la Ciudad de Gaza
   • Sterkl, Maria (1 March 2024). "Viele offene Fragen nach dutzenden Toten bei Hilfslieferung in Gaza". Der Standard (in German). Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024. In propalästinensischen Sphären der sozialen Medien nämlich wird der Vorfall vom Donnerstag als "Mehlmassaker" bezeichnet.
   • Khaled, Fatma; Le Masurier, Jessica (1 March 2024). "'Flour massacre': Aid delivery turns deadly in Gaza as UN warns famine 'almost inevitable'". France 24. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
   • Assi, Seraj (1 March 2024). "Israel's Flour Massacre in Gaza Is a Horrific War Crime". Jacobin. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
   • Lestari, Vyara (4 March 2024). "Korban Tewas Tragedi Pembantaian Truk Tepung di Gaza Bertambah Jadi 116 Jiwa". Kompas TV (in Indonesian). Kompas Gramedia Group. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024. Kementerian Kesehatan Gaza mengumumkan bahwa angka kematian pada "tragedy pembantaian tepung" meningkat menjadi 115...
   • 정, 인환 (8 March 2024). "물과 식량 받으려는 주민들 덮친 '밀가루 학살'". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024. '밀가루 학살'이란 신조어가 만들어졌다.
   • 卢, 南峰; 庄, 沐杨 (4 March 2024). "澎湃思想周报 - 饥荒危机下的加沙与全球气候危机下的气候难民". 澎湃新闻 (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024. 加沙"面粉大屠杀"与饥荒危机
   • "BBC investigation challenges Israel narrative of Gaza flour massacre". Al-Ahram. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
5. ↑ "UN experts condemn 'flour massacre', urge Israel to end campaign of starvation in Gaza". OHCHR. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
6. ↑ "Israeli forces fired at Palestinians waiting for aid in northern Gaza, say eyewitnesses". CNN. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
7. ↑ Yazbek, Hiba; Boxerman, Aaron (29 February 2024). "Middle East Crisis: As Hungry Gazans Crowd a Convoy, a Crush of Bodies, Israeli Gunshots and a Deadly Toll". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
8. ↑ "UN team visits Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza-Xinhua". Xinhua News Agency. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
9. ↑ "Flour massacre: How Gaza food killings unfolded, and Israel's story changed". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
10. ↑ "'Cold-blooded massacre': Israeli forces kill over 104 aid seekers in Gaza". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.