The spokesperson for the U.N. children's agency told CBS News the Palestinian men were fishing in knee-deep water when Israeli forces opened fire.
Two men fishing in the waters off the coast of the Gaza Strip were killed Wednesday by Israel i troops firing at them with automatic weapons, James Elder, the global spokesperson for the United Nations' children's agency UNICEF, told CBS News.Elder said he was in a truck attempting to deliver food and medical supplies for 10,000 children in northern Gaza when his team was stopped at an Israel i checkpoint.
Elder said he and his team were prevented from delivering their aid shipment and forced to turn back that day.'We spent about eight or nine hours at military checkpoints. In the end, our truck, despite all the approvals, was denied access and returned ... Yes, we will try again. Obviously, we'll try again. But this is consistent with the denials that we and many other agencies have experienced,' Elder said.
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