UNICEF has expressed outrage after two of its contracted drivers were killed by Israeli fire while delivering clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. The incident occurred on Friday morning at the Mansoura water filling point in northern Gaza, which supplies Gaza City. Two others were injured in the attack.
Key Takeaways
UNICEF has expressed outrage after two of its contracted drivers were killed by Israeli fire while delivering clean water to families in Gaza. The incident occurred at the Mansoura water filling point, injuring two others and prompting UNICEF to suspend operations there. According to local medics, over 750 Palestinians have been killed since October's ceasefire, with Israel and Hamas trading blame for violations.
- Two UNICEF-contracted drivers killed by Israeli fire in Gaza
- Incident occurred at Mansoura water filling point, injuring two others
- UNICEF suspends operations at the site, calls for investigation
- Over 750 Palestinians killed since October ceasefire, with ongoing blame between Israel and Hamas
The United Nations children's agency called for an investigation and stressed that humanitarian workers, civilians, and vital water infrastructure must be protected under international humanitarian law. UNICEF suspended activities at the site following the incident.
According to local medics, more than 750 Palestinians have been killed since October's ceasefire between Israel and Hamas halted two years of full-scale war. The ceasefire left Israeli troops in control of a depopulated zone that makes up well over half of Gaza, with Hamas in power in the remaining narrow coastal strip.
Israel and Hamas have traded blame for ceasefire violations since then, with militants killing four Israeli soldiers. Meanwhile, an average of at least 47 women and girls were killed each day during the war in Gaza, according to figures published by U.N. Women on Friday. The agency warned that deaths have continued six months into a fragile ceasefire.
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