Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians seeking aid, dubbed the “Flour Massacre.”

At 4.30 AM on Thursday, Israeli forces massacred Palestinians scrambling to grab flour and canned goods from the envoy of aid trucks, resulting in over 112 killed and over 760 injured.

Citizens were gathered at Harun al-Rashid Street at the Nabulsi Roundabout on the southwestern side of Gaza City, an aid site thought to be safe from potential attacks. The crowds had been waiting for over 14 hours- since noon from the day before- but when they clambered to receive the supplies, tanks and warplanes were reportedly firing at them.

Al Jazeera’s field reporter, Ismail al-Ghoul, says, “Israeli tanks advanced and ran over many of the dead and injured bodies.”

Citizens now fear the convoys of aid are traps to gather the Palestinian people into one site. The aid trucks were also reported to have crushed fleeing civilians during their escape. With panic at an all-time high, many international leaders were quick to give their word on the matter.

Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Chief, released a statement. “I condemn Thursday’s incident in Gaza in which more than 100 people were reportedly killed or injured while seeking life-saving aid. The desperate civilians in Gaza need urgent help, including those in the north where the @UN has not been able to deliver aid in more than a week.”

Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, writes on X, “Deep indignation at the images coming from Gaza where civilians have been targeted by Israeli soldiers. I express my strongest condemnation of these shootings and call for truth, justice, and respect for international law.”

Israel launched the first of many deadly offensive attacks on the Gaza Strip following a Hamas-led attack on October 7. With more than 30,000 people- much of whom were women and children- reported to have been killed, the question remains when a ceasefire will be called.