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Israeli forces fire on UN food agency’s team in Gaza

The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a pause in the movement of its employees in the Gaza Strip “until further notice” after one of its vehicles was hit by gunfire just metres from an Israeli-controlled checkpoint.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric blamed Israel for the attack, telling reporters in New York that the “clearly marked” humanitarian vehicle was “struck 10 times” by Israeli gunfire, including with bullets targeting front windows.

Five of the bullets were on the driver’s side and some on the windscreen.

Dujarric said the convoy’s movements had been coordinated with the Israeli military and it had clearance to approach.

NeuronautML , (edited )

They say Hamas are terrorists because they attack innocent civilians and that may be true, but it seems that by the same metric, aren’t the IDF also terrorists for attacking innocent civilians in clearly marked vehicles ?

Verily i say more, If we go by how much civilian infrastructure and casualties have been committed, one side is clearly acting more strongly within the definition of terrorist than the other.

Asafum ,

Guys you just don’t understand… How is Israel supposed to fight Hamas when they’re hiding in cans of vegetables!? It’s not Israels fault that Hamas uses sandwiches to hide their operations in!

lennybird ,
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Gaza, mostly thanks to Israel, remains the most dangerous conflict for aid workers now and perhaps in history.

Don’t forget when IDF killed 3 Israeli hostages escaping Hamas who were shirtless, unarmed, and waving a white flag.

At every turn, Israel and Bibi need to be associated with Russia and Putin — for that’s exactly how they behave.

Passerby6497 ,

Terrorists, war crime-rs, and genociders are what makes up the Israeli military.

It’s just unfortunate that military service is compulsatory for most Israelis.

A_Random_Idiot ,

Israel attacking innocents and commiting warcrimes?

Must be a day that ends in Y.

Now they know why the Israeli military coordinated with them to plan the path. So they could set up the ambush.

OccamsTeapot ,

What happens when you systematically deprive millions of people of food again? Either Israel doesn’t know the answer to this question or it’s a blatant GENOCIDAL ACT. There is literally no other option.

xc2215x ,

Israel continues to amaze me about how awful they can be.

FelixCress ,

Fucking war criminals.

PyroNeurosis ,

Fuck me it’s early. Read forces as a verb, not a noun.

Pretty fucked that Palestinians have to suffer because NGOs feel (and are) unsafe.

Barbarian ,
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I did the same. Anything can be a garden path sentence if your tired enough.

harrys_balzac ,

I’m sure the IGF and government aren’t upset about the pause at all

saltesc ,

the “clearly marked” humanitarian vehicle

They’re white. Except for the massive black markings. I don’t think it can get much more obvious without bringing beacons and a sky writing display in.

UN prepares the extra angry pen for this letter

IndustryStandard OP ,

The Israeli forces made sure to avoid hitting marked UN panels. WFP forgot to draw text on their windows.

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