Israeli troopers attacked an support convoy, which was touring on a route decided by Israel, the U.N. company for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) stated Friday.
“Israeli soldiers fired at an aid convoy as it returned from Northern Gaza along a route designated by the Israeli Army,” Thomas White, director of the company within the Gaza Strip, stated in an announcement.
“Our international convoy leader and his team were not injured, but one vehicle sustained damage,” he added.
White burdened that “aid workers should never be a target.”
In a separate assertion, the U.N. aid chief strongly condemned the incident.
“The convoy was clearly marked and its movements were coordinated with the parties. Attacks on humanitarian workers are unlawful. The conflict must stop,” Martin Griffiths, U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, stated on X.
During its months of assaults on Gaza, Israel has hit hospitals, residences, and locations of worship, which beneath the foundations of warfare needs to be off-limits.
There are additionally stories that after ordering civilians in northern Gaza to go south early within the warfare, the Israeli military fired on them en route.
Since Hamas’ cross-border assault on Oct. 7, Israel has continued relentless assaults on the Gaza Strip, killing at the least 21,320 Palestinians and injuring 55,603, in response to native well being authorities.
Authorities declare the Hamas assaults have killed round 1,200 Israelis.
The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins, with 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure broken or destroyed and practically 2 million residents displaced amid acute shortages of meals, clear water and medicines.
Source: www.dailysabah.com