Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen correspondent: The Lebanese Council of Ministers approved the general objectives of the US paper unanimously by the ministers who remained in the session.
Hezbollah, Amal Movement ministers withdraw from the Lebanese cabinet session as it discusses the proposal of US envoy Tom Barrack.
Al Mayadeen correspondent: An Israeli drone bombed a car in the town of Kfardan in the Baalbek district.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent: An Israeli raid targeted the outskirts of the town of al-Qatrani, Jezzine District
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent: Israeli warplanes launch a raid targeting the vicinity of the Burguz area
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in southern Lebanon: An Israeli airstrike targeted the outskirts of Jbaa in the Iqlim al-Tuffah region
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in southern Lebanon: An Israeli airstrike targeted the outskirts of the town of Ansar
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in southern Lebanon: Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on the al-Mahmoudiyah area
New York Times: Trump plans to meet with Putin as soon as next week
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Israeli drones repeatedly strike the area targeted by Israeli warplanes in the town of Deir Saryan, preventing ambulance crews from advancing to the scene

'Israel' targets two aid convoys in Gaza, kills several workers

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News websites
  • 30 Aug 2024 10:01
  • 2 Shares
3 Min Read

Several humanitarian workers have been killed in an Israeli attack against an Anera aid truck, just hours after the IOF opened fire at a WFP convoy.

Listen
  • x
  • A U.S. Army soldier gestures as trucks loaded with humanitarian aid arrive at the U.S.-built floating pier Trident before reaching the beach on the coast of the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP)
    A US Army soldier gestures as trucks loaded with humanitarian aid arrive at the U.S.-built floating pier Trident before reaching the beach on the coast of the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) deliberately targeted a humanitarian aid convoy in the Gaza Strip, killing several members of its crew. 

The aid convoy that was struck had previously coordinated its route with the IOF under a "deconfliction process" which prevents aid trucks from being bombed, but was then targeted by an Israeli airstrike under claims of its members being "armed assailants". 

The truck, coordinated by Anera, a US-based NGO, and approved by the IOF, was carrying life-saving medical supplies and fuel to a Gazan hospital before being targeted. Anera's Palestine country director, Sandra Rasheed, revealed that while one crew member was unharmed, several others were killed in the attack. 

"Tragically, several individuals, all employed by the transportation company we work with, were killed in the attack. They were in the first vehicle of the convoy."

The IOF, on the other hand, issued a statement falsely claiming that Resistance fighters seized control of the truck in an attempt to justify the precise target they placed on a vehicle transporting humanitarian aid to Gaza.

A clear pattern shows the intentional attacks the Israeli occupation carries out against relief aid going into Gaza. Just hours before the IOF struck the Anera convoy, occupation soldiers opened fire on a World Food Program (WFP) convoy of two vehicles as they approached an Israeli military checkpoint in Wadi Gaza. The targeted truck was clearly marked with the UN symbol. 

While the truck was armored with bullet-proof glass which kept its crew safe, the organization decided to halt operations in Gaza to ensure the safety of its employees. 

Related News

'Horrified and heartbroken': Aid NGOs suspend ops after WCK massacre

Cindy McCain, the head of the WFP, slammed the IOF's attack as "totally unacceptable", as well as the "failing" deconfliction system, and said, "This [attacks against aid convoys] cannot go any longer." 

Read more: 'Israel' 'systematically, deliberately' blocking aid to Gaza: Oxfam

The systematic, multifaceted targeting of humanitarian aid in Gaza

"Israel" has notoriously impeded humanitarian aid operations in Gaza, whether by completely blocking routes, targeting humanitarian volunteers, or massacring them. 

As of August 7, UNRWA revealed that "Israel" killed 205 of its humanitarian aid workers in Gaza. 

In April, a World Central Kitchen aid convoy was targeted and seven of its crew members were massacred. The attack forced the WCK to halt operations in Gaza, leaving vulnerable Palestinians without much-needed aid. 

In February, the occupation ceased granting visas to international staff from humanitarian organizations operating in occupied Palestine, hindering the delivery of essential supplies, including food, to Gaza.

In its latest ploy to deprive Gaza's population of necessary aid, the occupation issued new evacuation orders in Deir al-Balah, forcing the United Nation's operations to come to a standstill. 

The escalation in evacuation orders has severely disrupted the delivery of critical assistance to the region, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian crisis.

Read more: 'Israel' banning aid entry into Gaza for 65 days with US complicity

  • Anera
  • World Food Programme
  • war on Gaza
  • Humanitarian aid
  • Israel
  • United Nations
  • Israeli occupation forces
  • Israeli occupation
  • Gaza
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

Shiekh Naim Qassem giving a speech commemorating the anniversay of martyr Mohammed Saeed Izadi, August 5, 2025, in Lebanon

Sheikh Qassem threatens 'Israel', warns against foreign intervention

  • Politics
  • 5 Aug 2025
UAE lodges complaint against Israeli ambassador over 'misbehavior'

UAE lodges complaint against Israeli ambassador over 'misbehavior'

  • Politics
  • 1 Aug 2025
Protesters chant anti-Israeli slogans as they carry a banner that reads:" Freedom for Palestine, Alliance stop the war," during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, outside the Israeli embassy, in Athens, Monday, June 9, 2025 (AP)

Athens mayor slams Israeli ambassador over Gaza war, graffiti claim

  • Politics
  • 3 Aug 2025
Hezbollah says disarming Resistance is a blow to Lebanon’s sovereignty

Hezbollah to overlook cabinet decision; Amal urges corrective approach

  • Politics
  • 6 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun, centre, leads a Cabinet meeting which is supposed to discuss the disarmament of Hezbollah, at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, August 7, 2025 (Lebanese Presidency press office)
Politics

Hezbollah, Amal ministers walk out of cabinet over US disarmament plot

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid, line up as they wait to enter Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi)
Politics

Only 188 of 800 promised aid trucks entered Gaza: Euractiv

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India listens to Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet for bilateral talks at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, Thursday, July 24, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Trump doubles tariffs on India over Russian oil despite partnership

Ansar Allah leader Sayyed Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi during a speech in Sanaa, Yemen, August 7, 2025 (Al Mayadeen screengrab)\
Politics

Al-Houthi slams Gaza blockade, warns against disarmament, aggression

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS