GENEVA: The UN World Meals Programme stated on Monday (Jan 6) that Israeli forces had opened fireplace on certainly one of its convoys within the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza in what it known as a “horrifying incident”.
The company stated the convoy of three automobiles carrying eight workers members from central Gaza to Gaza Metropolis within the north was struck by 16 bullets close to the Wadi Gaza checkpoint on Sunday, inflicting no accidents however immobilising the convoy.
The automobiles had been clearly marked and had obtained prior safety clearances from Israeli authorities, a WFP assertion stated.
“The World Meals Programme (WFP) strongly condemns the horrifying incident on Jan 5,” it stated.
“This unacceptable occasion is simply the newest instance of the complicated and harmful working atmosphere that WFP and different businesses are working in at present,” WFP stated, calling for enhancements in safety circumstances to permit help to proceed.
The Israeli navy stated it did all the pieces attainable to facilitate the switch of help and stated it was trying into what occurred.
“The incident was reviewed, working procedures have been clarified, and findings from the inquiry will likely be analysed,” it stated in an announcement.
Worldwide help businesses working to alleviate the humanitarian disaster in Gaza have often accused Israeli forces of hampering or threatening their operations amid Israel’s marketing campaign to wipe out Hamas militants.
