{"id":270285,"date":"2024-07-29T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=270285"},"modified":"2024-07-24T06:35:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T05:35:39","slug":"gaza-city-bound-un-aid-convoy-comes-under-israeli-fire-says-unrwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/07\/gaza-city-bound-un-aid-convoy-comes-under-israeli-fire-says-unrwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza City-bound UN Aid Convoy Comes under Israeli Fire, Says UNRWA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-news-story-lead\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/un-news-logo-e1568706362531.png\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/un-news-logo-e1568706362531.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">22 Jul 2024 &#8211;<\/span><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> A UN convoy has been hit by \u201cheavy shooting\u201d from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while en route to Gaza City, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said today.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"block-views-block-content-fields-block-body\" class=\"views-element-container block block-views block-views-block-content-fields-block-body\">\n<div class=\"block-content block__content\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"view view-content-fields view-id-content_fields view-display-id-block_body js-view-dom-id-296f9616b12ec5ec3cc502dda8577323efee5aba4611644ca17154648daaea0c\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-news-story\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--one-column-text paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"_none\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"layout row layout-builder__layout\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"_none block block-layout-builder block-field-block-paragraph-one-column-text-field-text-column\">\n<div class=\"block-content block__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-column field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>\u201c<em>Heavy shooting from the Israeli Forces at a UN convoy heading to Gaza City. While there are no casualties, our teams had to duck and take cover\u201d<\/em> in the incident on Sunday, according to the head of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNRWA<\/a>, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, in a post on X, which called for the perpetrators to be held accountable.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gaza?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >#Gaza<\/a> <br \/>Heavy shooting from the Israeli Forces at a UN convoy heading to Gaza city. <br \/>While there are no casualties, our teams had to duck and take cover. <\/p>\n<p>This took place yesterday. The teams were traveling in clearly marked UN armoured cars &amp; wearing UN vests. <\/p>\n<p>One vehicle\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNLazzarini\/status\/1815281731471048938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >July 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One armoured vehicle was hit by \u201cat least five bullets\u201d while waiting just ahead of the Israeli Forces\u2019 checkpoint south of Wadi Gaza, which divides the north and south of the enclave, he noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe car was severely damaged, it left the convoy. The teams re-assembled and finally reached Gaza City,\u201d said Mr. Lazzarini, adding that the mission had been \u201ccoordinated and approved\u201d by the Israeli Authorities \u201clike all other similar UN movements\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>New evacuation orders impact Khan Younis<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The development came as further Israeli airstrikes and heavy artillery continued to hit targets in villages east of Gaza\u2019s Khan Younis. New evacuation orders by the Israeli military have been issued to people sheltering in areas that it had previously designated as a \u201csafe\u201d humanitarian area west of Khan Younis, where some 400,000 people are believed to be sheltering, according to local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Media reports citing the Israeli military have indicated that it would be dangerous to stay in these areas as it intended to respond to attacks launched against it from there.<\/p>\n<p>According to the UN aid coordination office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unocha.org\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OCHA<\/a>, <strong>about nine in 10 people in Gaza\u00a0have been displaced at least once since last October<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Many live in appalling conditions, the UN agency warned, amid \u201csurging\u201d infectious diseases. It cited the UN health agency, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/en\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHO<\/a>, which reported that from 7 October to 7 July, nearly one million cases of acute respiratory infections have been recorded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNearly 575,000 cases of acute watery diarrhea and more than 100,000 cases of jaundice have also been documented\u201d, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in an update, although the real number of infections is likely far higher.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>West Bank uptick in child killings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile in the occupied West Bank, the UN Children\u2019s Fund (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNICEF<\/a>) reported on Monday that <strong>the killing of youngsters more than tripled<\/strong> since 7 October, compared to the first nine months of 2023, with <strong>one Palestinian youngster dying every two days<\/strong>, on average.<\/p>\n<p>The UN agency said that <strong>143 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel sparked the war in Gaza<\/strong>, compared with 41 Palestinian children killed from January to September 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two Israeli children were also killed in the West Bank<\/strong> in conflict-related violence during the same period, UNICEF said, adding that more than 440 Palestinian children have also been injured with live ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor years now, <strong>children living in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have been exposed to horrific violence<\/strong>,\u201d said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. \u201cThe situation has deteriorated significantly, coinciding with the escalation of hostilities inside Gaza. <strong>We are seeing frequent allegations of Palestinian children being detained on their way home from school or shot while walking on the streets<\/strong>. The violence needs to stop now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"context-un_news_large_credit type-soundcloud media media--type-soundcloud media--view-mode-un-news-large-credit\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-media-soundcloud field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__label visually-hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"field__item\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"media:soundcloud:59faecad-ce9f-4b3f-9841-6988bf107755\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1878381855&amp;visual=&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=true&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;show_playcount=false&amp;show_comments=false&amp;show_user=false&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;download=false&amp;buying=false&amp;sharing=false&amp;show_teaser=false&amp;single_active=true&amp;color=%23ff5500\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Living in fear every day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Child casualties have been reported in 10 out of 11 governorates in the occupied West Bank; more than half of the killings were in Jenin, Tulkarm and Nablus. \u201c<strong>These areas have seen an increase in large and militarized law enforcement operations over the past two years<\/strong>, indicating a shift in intensity and scope,\u201d UNICEF explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe increasing tensions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are also impacting the physical and mental well-being of thousands of children and families, who are now living in daily fear for their lives. Children report being scared to walk around their neighbourhoods or to travel to school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to 7 October 2023, children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, were already exposed to the highest levels of violence in 20 years, UNICEF maintained, with 41 Palestinian children and six Israeli children killed in the first nine months of last year. They have also been heavily affected by movement and access restrictions that disrupted their daily lives.<\/p>\n<p>UNICEF renewed its call for parties to immediately end and prevent further grave violations against children, including the killing and maiming of children. Parties must adhere to their obligations under international law to protect children. Children\u2019s right to life must be upheld and children should never be the target of violence, no matter who or where they are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe true cost of the violence in the State of Palestine and Israel will be measured in children\u2019s lives, those lost and those forever changed by it,\u201d said Ms. Russell. \u201cWhat the children desperately need is an end to violence and a lasting political solution to the crisis, so that they can reach their fullest potential in peace and safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2024\/07\/1152351\" >Go to Original &#8211; news.un.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>22 Jul 2024 &#8211; A UN convoy has been hit by \u201cheavy shooting\u201d from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while en route to Gaza City, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":109474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[1854,87,865,3264,88,427,3243,124,70,965],"class_list":["post-270285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-united-nations","tag-crimes-against-humanity","tag-gaza","tag-genocide","tag-idf","tag-israel","tag-palestine","tag-un-relief-and-works-agency-unrwa","tag-united-nations","tag-usa","tag-war-crimes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":270286,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270285\/revisions\/270286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}