Israeli army insists most Gaza aid convoy deaths were due to stampede

The Israeli army said it completed an "initial review" of the civilian deaths at a Gaza aid convoy on Thursday.

The military claims it did not strike the convoy and that most deaths were due to a stampede.

These findings contradict the words of Palestinian officials and eyewitnesses, who said people were indiscriminately shot at by Israeli forces while waiting for food aid in Gaza City.

Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the army only fired shots to disperse the stampede after their forces were retreating.

The UN said a large number of people being treated in Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital had gunshot wounds, while media outlets that investigated the video of the convoy initially released by the Israeli army found that it was "not one single sequence" and had been "edited into four sections".

The aid convoy incident killed at 118 people and injured hundreds, according to Gaza's health ministry.