Witnesses tell of bursts of gunfire and helicopter flares after Israel-backed logistics group lost control of Gaza site

Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem
Wed 28 May 2025 06.37 EDT

“Witnesses said Israeli forces started shooting after crowds of Palestinians broke through the fences on Tuesday around the distribution site, as an Israeli military helicopter fired flares and bursts of gunfire were heard in the distance. In one video, a large crowd of panicked civilians, including women and children, can be seen running away from the distribution site, trampling the fencing.”