In a statement, the organization called for respecting international law and protecting humanitarian workers at all times.
According to Xinhua, a convoy of five trucks and two ICRC vehicles was carrying lifesaving medical supplies to health facilities when it was hit by fire.
The statement added that two trucks were damaged and a driver was lightly wounded.
“These are not the conditions under which humanitarian personnel can work,” William Schomburg, head of the ICRC sub-delegation in Gaza, said. “We are here to bring urgent assistance to civilians in need. Ensuring that vital aid can reach medical facilities is a legal obligation under international humanitarian law.”
The Israeli regime launched the war on Gaza on October 7 after the territory’s Palestinian Resistance movements waged the surprise Operation al-Aqsa Storm against the occupying entity in response to the regime’s decades-long campaign of bloodletting and devastation against Palestinians.
The Israeli regime’s brutal war on the Gaza Strip has left thousands of Palestinians killed and injured.
The regime has also cut off one of the most densely-populated places in the world from basic supplies such as water, electricity, medicines, and fuel. Shortage of medical supplies and food has left 2.3 million Palestinians at risk of starvation.
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