Gazan with flour provided by UNRWA
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UN aid workers plan to resume Gaza movement soon
'We received credible assurances from Israel that the security of UN personnel, installations and humanitarian operations would be fully respected,' spokeswoman says
UN aid workers in Gaza plan to resume their movements in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible after receiving assurances from Israel that they are not being targeted, a UN spokeswoman said on Friday.
Shooting Incident
Associated Press
Deliveries to besieged Strip suspended after IDF tank fire kills one of UN's Palestinian drivers as he went to pick up a shipment. 'We've been coordinating with Israeli forces and yet our staff continues to be hit and killed,' UNRWA spokesman says
"The UN received credible assurances (from Israel) that the security of UN personnel, installations and humanitarian operations would be fully respected," spokeswoman Michele Montas told reporters.
"On this basis, UN staff movements, suspended yesterday, will resume as soon as possible."
A UN agency curtailed aid operations on Thursday in Gaza in response to a fatal incident involving Israel firing on a UN aid convoy. An Israeli army spokesman denied that the convoy, one of whose drivers was killed, had been deliberately targeted.
Montas said that at a high-level meeting on Friday at the Israeli defence ministry in Tel Aviv the United Nations was told the incident was "deeply regretted" and did not reflect official government policy.
The Israeli assurances included working to improve liaison and more effective internal coordination within the Israeli defence forces, she said.
