The Israeli military says that a review of the February 29 tragedy at a humanitarian aid convoy, which left more than 100 Palestinians dead, found that troops “fired precisely” towards suspects who approached them, Al Jazeera reports.

“The command review found that IDF (army) troops did not fire at the humanitarian convoy, but did fire at a number of suspects who approached the nearby forces and posed a threat to them,” it said of the incident late last month.

Last week, announcing the initial findings of the probe, the military denied it was responsible for the killings of aid-seeking Palestinians, saying deaths predominantly happened in a stampede.

The announcement of the findings purported that while the trucks were travelling towards the distribution centres, a crowd of about 12,000 people gathered around them and looted the equipment they were transporting.

As the looting was going on, dozens of Palestinians also advanced towards the Israeli troops, posing a threat to them as they stood by, before they conducted cautionary fire for deterrence, the probe findings claim.

However, the UN team that investigated the scene of the incident, witnesses, medics and rights monitors, say evidence points to heavy shooting by the Israeli forces.