Anera says four men who died in Gaza were volunteers but IDF describes them as ‘armed assailants’ who hijacked car
An aid agency whose convoy was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Thursday has said that the four men killed were local community members who had asked to serve as an escort for the convoy., under the threat of looting and assault by armed gangs and desperate civilians, while risking coming under fire from Israeli forces on the ground or drones constantly patrolling the skies.
“The four community members were neither vetted nor coordinated in advance, and Israeli authorities allege that the lead car was carrying numerous weapons,” the new statement said, without confirming or denying the allegation that the men were armed. An IDF statement on Thursday confirmed the route had been coordinated but claimed that “during the convoy’s movement, a number of armed assailants seized control of the vehicle in the front of the convoy and began to lead it”.
The IDF claimed it had contacted Anera after the incident and that the aid organisation had “verified that all of the convoy’s organisation members and humanitarian aid were safe and reached their destination as planned”.
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