2023-11-07 22:43:12
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that one of its convoys carrying humanitarian aid was targeted by gunfire on Tuesday, November 7, the source of which it did not specify, saying it was “deeply troubled” by this incident.
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“The convoy of five trucks and two ICRC vehicles was transporting vital medical supplies (…) notably to the al-Quds hospital of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, when it was hit by gunfire. Two trucks were damaged and a driver was slightly injured”affirmed the ICRC in a press release, saying it was “deeply troubled” that his humanitarian convoy “was targeted”.
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“These are not conditions in which humanitarian personnel can work”said William Schomburg, head of the ICRC sub-delegation in Gaza.
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According to the press release, “After the incident, the convoy changed its route and arrived at al-Shifa hospital where it delivered the medical supplies”before accompanying “six ambulances transporting seriously injured patients to the Rafah crossing”on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
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