A humanitarian aid convoy headed to Bethlehem, in the Gaza Strip, was first vandalized by some Israeli civilians and then diverted by armed men to a destination other than the designated one.
The deputy spokesperson of the United Nations, Farhan Haq, said this during the meeting with the media, citing the OCHA, the office that coordinates humanitarian aid. To questions from journalists, who asked whether the armed men were Hamas militiamen, the spokesperson said he stuck to the facts and had no further information, but then clarified the version.
«I am aware – he commented – that there were armed men in Gaza. But I don’t think we can go beyond this figure. What I can say is that there was a communication error, and that the trucks were directed to the wrong UN points, instead of going directly to the scheduled destination, which was the World Food Program depot in Bethlehem.” “Once that is clarified – she concluded – we will make sure it doesn’t happen again”.
