GENEVA: The UN World Food Programme mentioned 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 mentioned the convoy of three autos carrying eight employees 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 autos have been clearly marked and had acquired prior safety clearances from Israeli authorities, a WFP assertion mentioned.
“The World Meals Programme (WFP) strongly condemns the horrifying incident on January 5,” it mentioned.
“This unacceptable occasion is simply the newest instance of the complicated and harmful working setting that WFP and different businesses are working in at the moment,” WFP mentioned, calling for enhancements in safety situations to permit support to proceed.
The Israeli army mentioned it did every little thing doable to facilitate the switch of support and mentioned it was trying into what occurred.
“The incident was reviewed, working procedures have been clarified, and findings from the inquiry might be analyzed,” it mentioned in a press release.
Worldwide support businesses working to alleviate the humanitarian disaster in Gaza have continuously accused Israeli forces of hampering or threatening their operations amid Israel’s marketing campaign to wipe out Hamas militants.
