Australian 'frustrated' after safety measures in Gaza fail to keep aid workers safe

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Tess Ingram was on a coordinated joint aid mission with UNICEF to get critical aid into Gaza, when her vehicle was shot at by the Israeli Defence Force.

has told Weekend Today that she is "frustrated" that safety measures put in place by Israel are not keeping them safe.

Ingram said the Israeli Defence Force told the convoy to stop at a checkpoint right before "gunfire erupted" throughout the area, striking the car in the door, front and side window."Our presence there was well known , I'm frustrated because we saw this with the tragic killing of the seven world Central Kitchen colleagues bravely trying to do their work in Gaza," she told Weekend Today.

Ingram said the Israeli Defence Force told the convoy to stop at a checkpoint right before "gunfire erupted" throughout the area, striking the car in the door, front and side window.

 

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