The chaotic stampede at a food distribution point in Khan Younis resulted in 21 Palestinian deaths, 15 due to suffocation. Eighteen-year-old Hani Hammad was among those caught in the tumult as he attempted to gather food for his family. Upon arrival at the site, which was overseen by the GHF, he witnessed the crowd surge after guards opened the gate. In the ensuing panic, American security forces deployed pepper spray and gas bombs, leading to a deadly rush in a narrow corridor. Hani was hospitalized, initially placed among the deceased, and expressed how he thought he had died amidst the chaos.
Hani Hammad, an 18-year-old, described his harrowing experience during a chaotic stampede while trying to collect food aid, highlighting the suffocation and panic. He felt he was dying, unable to move amid the frantic crowd as he suffered beneath their feet. He was eventually hospitalized unconscious, placed beside deceased individuals who succumbed to suffocation and gunfire. Hani noted, 'I thought I was one of them,' reflecting on the desperation that drove them to such perilous conditions.
The stampede in Khan Younis resulted in the tragic loss of 21 Palestinian lives, with 15 of them suffocated while seeking food aid during a chaotic distribution led by the GHF. Eyewitness accounts reveal that individuals packed into a narrow corridor rushed towards the open gate, only to encounter chaos exacerbated by the use of pepper spray and gas. Hani recounted that the experience left him gasping for breath, feeling as if he were dying amidst the chaos.
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