IDF accused of ‘field execution’ of Palestinian driver bringing aid into Gaza

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A Palestinian aid driver delivering food into Gaza was shot dead by an Israeli soldier during a convoy stop, sparking calls from the local truckers association to suspend operations in protest. Eyewitnesses report that the shooting occurred with the victim's hands raised, raising serious human rights concerns.

The local truckers association has said it may suspend operations, after several eyewitnesses decried the murder of Ahmad Esleem A Palestinian driver bringing food aid from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) into Gaza has been killed by an Israeli soldier, according to eyewitnesses and the local truckers association, which said it may suspend operations in protest. Ahmad Esleem was shot in the head on Wednesday when an aid convoy stopped because of a breakdown to one truck soon after entering Gaza, according to three accounts. Israeli soldiers ordered the drivers to dismount and one of them shot Esleem in the head when his hands were raised. Continue reading...