The head of a Gaza City hospital that treated some of those wounded in the bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy said Friday that more than 80% had been struck by gunfire, suggesting there was heavy shooting by Israeli troops.

At least 115 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others injured Thursday, according to health officials, when witnesses said nearby Israeli troops opened fire as huge crowds raced to pull goods off an aid convoy. Israel said many of the dead were trampled in a stampede that started when desperate Palestinians in Gaza rushed the aid trucks. Israel said its troops fired warning shots after the crowd moved toward them in a threatening way.

Dr. Mohammed Salha, the acting director of Al-Awda Hospital, told The Associated Press that of the 176 wounded brought to the facility, 142 had gunshot wounds and the other 34 showed injuries from a stampede.

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    Am I supposed to see anything specific in the videos and images?

    In drone footage, all I can see is a mass of humanity swarming the aid trucks and running away panicked.

    In the other footage, I hear gunfire, but nowhere near the 1000+ gunshots it would take to wound so many. I’m also not seeing anyone with clear gunshot wounds, or definitive trampling/crowd crush injuries.

    In the still photos, I see people who are dead, but I’m not seeing any obvious signs as to how they died.

    I don’t like seeing the death, but substantial proof would be helpful in determining the truth.

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      Well, Israel could release the entire drone footage (including when they openly admit they fired on the Palestinians).

      Or let independent journalists into Gaza to investigate what happened.

      This would be a simple way of absolving themselves.

      The fact they haven’t speaks volumes.

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      You can see bullet holes in those people in the pictures. Try looking again.

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        Where exactly? I’m really not trying to be obtuse, but I honestly can’t see anything that is clearly a bullet hole.

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          First picture their heads are leaking blood.

          Second one is less bloody but you can clearly see two bullet holes with blood splats in the man’s chest.

          Third one the child’s shoulder.

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            I see the blood and what you are talking about, but with the level of detail found in those pictures I can’t see bullet holes. It is evidence, much like eyewitness testimony, but not definitive.

            Regardless, the unnecessary loss of human life and the suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza is tragic.