STORY: A United Nations warehouse in war-torn Gaza was broken into by "hordes of hungry people" on Wednesday (May 28) as aid trickles into the Palestinian enclave on the brink of famine and the United States readies new terms for a possible truce between Israel and Hamas.

Gunfire rung out in video obtained by Reuters that showed a large crowd of people scrambling to get aid from the warehouse.

Reuters was able to independently verify the location with the outline and position of the buildings, electrical towers and road layout that matched the file and satellite imagery of the area. Reuters was able to independently verify the date with the original file metadata from the source, corroborating reports from the World Food Programme and Reuters.

The World Food Programme said initial reports were that two people had died and several more were injured at the central Gaza warehouse. The U.N. agency appealed for an immediate scale-up of food aid "to reassure people that they will not starve."

Under growing international pressure, Israel ended an 11-week long aid blockade on Gaza 10 days ago. It has allowed a limited amount of relief to be delivered via two avenues - the United Nations or the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

The war in Gaza was triggered on October 7, 2023, when Palestinian militants Hamas killed 1,200 people in southern Israel and took some 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Since then, Israel's military campaign has killed more than 53,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

VIDEO SHOWS: CROWDS OF PEOPLE PUSHING INTO WAREHOUSE/ AUDIO OF GUNSHOTS/ PEOPLE RUNNING OUT OF WAREHOUSE/ PEOPLE CARRYING BAGS

Verified by:

- Location verified by the outline and position of the buildings, electrical towers and road layout matched the file and satellite imagery of the area

- Date verified by original file metadata from the source, corroborating reports from the World Food Programme and Reuters

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SHOWS: DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA (MAY 28, 2025) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS - Access all)

1. CROWDS OF PEOPLE PUSHING INTO WAREHOUSE, AUDIO OF GUNSHOT, PEOPLE PUSHING INTO WAREHOUSE, AUDIO OF GUNSHOT/ CROWD OUTSIDE WAREHOUSE / AUDIO OF GUNSHOTS, PEOPLE PUSHING INTO WAREHOUSE, WHILE OTHERS TRY TO LEAVE

2. PEOPLE LEAVING, SOME CARRYING BAGS OR BOXES, AUDIO OF GUNSHOTS, PEOPLE RUNNING AWAY FROM WAREHOUSE

3. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE APPROACHING WAREHOUSE, SOME LEAVING CARRYING BOXES OR BAGS

4. CROWD NEAR WAREHOUSE, AUDIO OF GUNSHOTS

5. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ON ROAD NEAR WAREHOUSE, SMOKE RISING FROM BUILDING IN DISTANCE

6. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING AND SOME CARRYING BAGS AND BOXES NEAR WAREHOUSE