African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat has condemned the killing of Palestinians following the death of dozens during the rush on an aid convoy in war-torn Gaza.
The bloc in a statement dated Friday but posted on X on Saturday said, “Mahamat strongly condemns an attack by Israeli forces, that killed and wounded more than 100 Palestinians seeking life-saving humanitarian aid.”
The chairperson called for an immediate ceasefire and international probe to bring the perpetrators of “the mass killing of Palestinians” to justice.
“The Chairperson calls for an international investigation into the incident to bring the perpetrators to account,” the statement stated.
Following a ongoing war in Gaza, Israeli forces opened fire as Palestinian civilians scrambled for food supplies during a chaotic rush on Thursday, that the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry said killed more than 100 people in Gaza City.
This is coming on the heels of a warning of imminent famine in the occupied Gaza.
According to reports, the deaths occurred when thousands of Gazans surrounded the convoy of 38 aid trucks, leading to dozens of deaths and injuries, including some who were run over, however, an Israeli source acknowledged troops had opened fire on the crowd, believing it “posed a threat”.
Gaza’s health ministry called it a “massacre”, and said 115 people were killed and more than 750 wounded.
