Hamas-led militants killed some 1200 folks, largely civilians, of their October 7 assault. They kidnapped one other 250 and are nonetheless holding round 100 after releasing many of the relaxation in change for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel throughout a weeklong cease-fire final November. Round a 3rd of the remaining hostages are believed to be useless.
In the meantime, the United Nations company in command of help for displaced Palestinians mentioned the Israeli navy stopped a convoy for greater than eight hours on Monday, regardless of it coordinating with the troops.
The company’s head Philippe Lazzarini mentioned the staffers who had been held had been making an attempt to work on a polio vaccination marketing campaign in northern Gaza and Gaza Metropolis. “The convoy was stopped at gun level simply after the Wadi Gaza checkpoint with threats to detain UN employees,” he wrote on the social platform X. “Heavy injury was attributable to bulldozers to the UN armoured autos.”
He mentioned the employees and the convoy later returned to a UN base however it was unclear if a polio vaccination marketing campaign would happen Tuesday in northern Gaza.
“UN Workers have to be allowed to undertake their duties in security + be protected always in accordance with worldwide humanitarian legislation, he wrote. “Gaza is not any completely different.” The Israeli navy didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
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