"We don't rise by proving each other wrong. We rise by refusing to let one another go," Jiang Yurong said on Thursday, the same day a US federal judge
But the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said findings from an initial inquiry showed its forces had not fired at people while they were near or within the aid centre.The IDF also released drone footage it said showed armed and masked men throwing stones and shooting at civilians while they were collecting aid in the nearby city of Khan Younis. The BBC could not immediately verify the footage.
Israel does not allow international news organisations, including the BBC, into Gaza, making verifying what is happening in the territory difficult.The group that runs the aid distribution centre, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), also denied the claims of injuries and casualties at its site and said they had been spread by Hamas.As of Sunday evening, the situation on the ground remained unclear.
In its statement, the ICRC said the "Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah received a mass casualty influx of 179 cases, including women and children" early in the morning on Sunday.It said "the majority suffered gunshot or shrapnel wounds", and "twenty-one patients were declared dead upon arrival". It is unclear if the number of people killed reported by the ICRC is separate to the Hamas health ministry's reports.
"All patients said they had been trying to reach an aid distribution site," the ICRC said.
The ICRC said it was the "highest number of weapon-wounded in a single incident since the establishment of the field hospital over a year ago", and that it "far surpassed" the capacity of the 60-bed facility.After a "pleasant" conversation, she was told her application had been rejected. She was not given a reason.
"I feel like a drifting duckweed tossed in wind and storm," she said, using a common Chinese expression to describe feeling both uncertain and helpless.She had been hopeful because she already had the acceptance letter. And she thought she had narrowly escaped the bombshells in recent days.
First, Donald Trump's administration moved to end, a move that has since been blocked in court. And then it said it had