UK reacts to massacre in Gaza

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron, in a written statement on the matter, said, "The deaths of people waiting for aid convoys in Gaza yesterday were horrific."

Stating that "There must be an immediate investigation and accountability. This must not happen again," Cameron drew attention to the insufficient amount of aid supplies reaching the region.

Cameron underscored that the amount of aid delivered to Gaza in February was half of that in January, and that they find this absolutely unacceptable.

Emphasizing that Israel has an obligation to ensure that sufficient humanitarian aid reaches those in Gaza, Cameron noted the following:

"We have identified several issues that need to be resolved. Israel must urgently open more crossings, remove bureaucratic obstacles, make aid operations in Gaza effective, and establish the necessary deconfliction mechanism to protect ordinary Palestinians, non-governmental organizations, health workers, and others involved in aid activities."

Pointing to the importance of a humanitarian pause in the fighting, Cameron stated that this is the only way to ensure the entry of necessary supplies and the exit of hostages.

The Israeli army targeted Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid yesterday at the Nabulsi Junction on Al-Rashid Street, which connects the Gaza Strip from north to south, south of Gaza City, by bombing and opening fire. 115 Palestinians lost their lives and 760 were injured in the attack.

In a statement made by the government in Gaza, it was emphasized that Israel's attack on those waiting for humanitarian aid was "deliberate and planned," and the statement said, "The occupying army knew that these people had come to the area to receive humanitarian aid, but they killed them in cold blood."

Israeli security sources, in a statement to an AA reporter, claimed that Palestinians surrounding the aid trucks "approached in a way that posed a threat" to the Israeli soldiers facilitating the passage of the trucks, while admitting that Israeli soldiers responded to the situation by opening fire.

While the sources stated that the incident was being investigated, a written statement from the Israeli army claimed that "Gaza residents surrounded the trucks and began looting the aid, and some Palestinians were injured in the pushing and shoving and stampede."

Due to the Israeli army's continued attacks targeting civilian settlements, hospitals, schools, and shelters where displaced Palestinians have taken refuge since October 7, as well as its obstruction of the entry of humanitarian aid, a major humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in the Gaza Strip, which has a population of approximately 2.3 million.