Gaza officials reject Israel's preliminary findings that stampede caused most aid convoy deaths
Israel's military said on Sunday most of the Palestinians killed last week as crowds massed near an aid convoy in Gaza died in a stampede, but local health officials said casualties brought into hospitals had been hit by large-calibre ammunition.
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Israel's military said on Sunday most of the Palestinians killed last week as crowds massed near an aid convoy in Gaza died in a stampede, but local health officials said casualties brought into hospitals had been hit by large-calibre ammunition.