UNITED NATIONS
\nThe United Nations children\u2019s agency UNICEF said on Friday it was \u201coutraged\u201d after two truck drivers it contracted to deliver clean water to families in the war-shattered Gaza Strip were killed by Israeli fire.
\nThe U.N. agency said in a statement the incident occurred during routine water trucking at the Mansoura water filling point in northern Gaza, which supplies Gaza City. Two others were injured in the attack.
\nUNICEF said it had suspended activities at the site and called on Israeli authorities to investigate, stressing that humanitarian workers, civilians and vital water infrastructure must be protected under international humanitarian la
\nOctober\u2019s ceasefire in Israel\u2019s full-scale war on Gaza left Israeli troops in control of a depopulated zone that makes up well over half of Gaza, with Hamas in power in the remaining, narrow, coastal strip.
\nIn the statement, UNICEF warned that the incident threatens vital humanitarian operations supplying clean water to hundreds of thousands of people.
\n\u201cUNICEF is outraged by the killing of two drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the Gaza Strip,\u201d the agency said.
\nThe two men were killed by Israeli fire early Friday at the Mansoura water filling point in northern Gaza, in an incident that also left two others injured. UNICEF said the attack occurred during routine water trucking operations, with no changes in movement or procedures.
\nThe Mansoura site is currently the only operational truck filling point for the Mekorot water supply line serving Gaza City. It is used multiple times daily by UNICEF and humanitarian partners to sustain critical water deliveries to large segments of the population, including children.
\nThe agency called on Israeli authorities to \u201cimmediately investigate this incident, and ensure full accountability,\u201d stressing that \u201chumanitarian workers, essential service providers, and civilian infrastructure, including critical water facilities, must never be targeted.\u201d
\n\u201cThe protection of civilians and those delivering life-saving assistance is an obligation under international humanitarian law,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UNITED NATIONS The United Nations children\u2019s agency UNICEF said on Friday it was \u201coutraged\u201d after two truck drivers it contracted to deliver clean water to families in the war-shattered Gaza Strip were killed by Israeli fire. The U.N. agency said in a statement the incident occurred during routine water trucking at the Mansoura water filling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-542609","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n