Ahmed, shot dead carrying a sack of flour for his family he was given at an aid distribution site

An 18-year-old boy named Talal told a B’Tselem field researcher how his brother Ahmed, 24, was shot on September 10 as the two walked home carrying bags of flour from an aid distribution center in northern Gaza. They had gone there with their uncle, Bilal.

B’Tselem is an Israeli human rights organization.

“Even before we got there, I heard gunfire and later I learned that five people had been killed. When we arrived, there were no trucks, just crowds waiting. Tanks on the mounds were firing at the people. Some lay on the ground, others hid behind the sand mounds. People were killed and no one could remove the bodies.

“Around 5:00 P.M., the three of us moved forward. There were many people, and trucks arrived with flour sacks. Each of us got one. On the way back, Bilal took a path alone and Ahmad and I walked together. The gunfire was heavy and direct. Suddenly Ahmad was hit and fell. I tried to save him. I took off my shirt and pressed it against the wound, but realized he’d died immediately. He was shot directly in the heart.”

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