Israel claimed without evidence that it opened fire after gunmen seized the convoy.
An Israeli missile hit a convoy carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing several people from a local transportation company, the American Near East Refugee Aid group said on Friday.The strike killed several people employed by a transportation company that the aid group was using to take supplies to the Emirates Red Crescent Hospital in Rafah, said Sandra Rasheed, Anera’s director for the Palestinian territories.
“The convoy, which was co-ordinated by Anera and approved by Israeli authorities, included an Anera employee who was fortunately unharmed,” Ms Rasheed said in a statement. “After the seizure operation and after confirming the possibility of attacking the militants’ vehicle alone, the raid was carried out, as the rest of the convoy vehicles were not harmed and reached their target according to the plan,” he said.He added: “The presence of armed men inside a humanitarian convoy in an unco-ordinated manner makes it difficult to secure the convoys and their staff and harms the humanitarian effort.
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