UNICEF Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr, said, “two UNICEF vehicles were hit with live ammunition today while waiting at a designated holding point near the Wadi Gaza checkpoint.”
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She pleaded, “our operations must be facilitated and protected to provide the lifesaving aid that the people and children in #Gaza desperately rely on.”
According to Khodr: “Two clearly marked UNICEF vehicles were hit with live ammunition today while waiting at a designated holding point near the Wadi Gaza checkpoint. They were en route to reunite five children, including a baby, with their father.
One vehicle was struck by three bullets, but fortunately no injuries occurred. The team managed to proceed with the mission and safely deliver the children.
This is the second shooting incident involving @UNICEF cars on humanitarian duty in the past 12 weeks and on both occasions, the humanitarian consequences could have been severe, for both our teams and the children they serve.
We strongly reiterate that humanitarian workers are protected under International Humanitarian Law and must not be targeted. Our operations must be facilitated and protected to provide the lifesaving aid that the people and children in #Gaza desperately rely on.”
