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Israeli Airstrike Kills Four Palestinians in Aid Convoy to Gaza Hospital
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The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on a humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of four Palestinian men. The victims were local community members who were employed by a transportation company contracted by Anera, a US-based aid organization. The convoy was carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati-run hospital in Rafah, and its route had been coordinated in advance with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) under a deconfliction process.
We stress, that the presence of armed individuals was not coordinated, and they were not part of the pre-coordinated convoy -- as noted in Anera's statement regarding the incident.
After ruling out potential harm to the trucks, as well as a clear identification of weapons, a strike was carried out targeting the armed individuals.
After further confirmation that only the vehicle of the armed men could be attacked, an attack was carried out on them.
The operation to target the militants removed the risk of seizing the humanitarian convoy.
As last night's events show, the current deconfliction system is failing and this cannot go on any longer.
With famine conditions emerging and the first confirmed case of polio among unvaccinated children since the conflict began, failing to address these obstacles is unacceptable and dangerous.
They can either take tremendous risks or make the difficult decision to pause operations, even as millions of lives hang in the balance.
The four community members were neither vetted nor coordinated in advance, and Israeli authorities allege that the lead car was carrying numerous weapons. The Israeli air strike was carried out without any prior warning or communication.
Shortly after departing Kerem Shalom, initial reports indicate that four community members with experience in previous missions and engagement in community security with Move One stepped forward and requested to take command of the leading vehicle, citing concern that the route was unsafe and at risk of being looted.
An Israeli air strike yesterday killed four Palestinians in the lead vehicle of an Anera aid convoy carrying food and fuel to the Emirati Red Crescent Hospital.
According to all the information we have, this is a case of partners on the ground endeavouring to deliver aid successfully. This should not come at the cost of people's lives.
Despite this devastating incident, our understanding is that the remaining vehicles in the convoy were able to continue and successfully deliver the aid to the hospital. We are urgently seeking further details about what happened.
The convoy, which was coordinated by Anera and approved by Israeli authorities, included an Anera employee who was fortunately unharmed.
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- 1.American Near East Refugee Aid
- 2.Move One
- 3.UN World Food Program
- 4.Hamas
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- 1.Sandra Rasheed
- 2.Avichay Adraee
- 3.Benjamin Netanyahu
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