The UN says a convoy carrying workers for the polio vaccination in Gaza has been held at gunpoint by Israeli forces at a military checkpoint.

UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at a news briefing on Tuesday that the Israeli military had detained a convoy of international and local staff members from various UN bodies at gunpoint as they traveled to northern Gaza to help roll out the polio vaccination campaign.

He said Israeli forces stopped the convoy at a checkpoint and added that they wanted to hold two of its members for questioning.

“The situation escalated very quickly, with soldiers pointing their weapons directly towards our personnel in the convoy,” he said.

“The UN vehicles were encircled by Israeli forces and shots were fired,” he added.

He went on to say that the convoy was then approached by Israeli tanks and a bulldozer, “which proceeded to ram the UN vehicles from the front and from the back, compacting the convoy with UN staff inside.”

    • MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works
      74·
      3 months ago

      Then use Al Jazeera. But if Trump Media tells me it’s rainy in the Pacific Northwest I’m going to have doubts, and if Iran says Israel’s doing Israel things… I’m going to have doubts.

      • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
        113·
        3 months ago

        I doubt every news source if they make claims without sources not just Iranian ones. Especially since most mainstream newspapers “anonymous source” turns out to be the IDF.

        In this case the source is stated

        UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told reporters

        • MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works
          42·
          3 months ago

          That’s fine, but I think you’ll be able to reach/influence more people with intentional source selection.

          In this example, if Iran claims the UN said that, I’d still go and confirm it (which I did). If Al Jazeera or Reuters says he said it, I don’t feel the need to double check; I know they won’t flat out lie. Someone lazier than I was here might just remember this story as a “maybe” if they didn’t bother checking the source themselves.

          • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
            6·
            3 months ago

            Your Reuters link is actually a great example of why I choose not to use their article. and use a better Iranian news source.

            Anyone reading the Reuters headline would think there was some kind of “standoff battle” betweeen the UN and IDF, instead of israel firing at aid workers and ramming them with bulldozers without provocation.