“Do you think Israel should allow food into Gaza?”
🇮🇱: “No.”
“Even for the children?”
🇮🇱: “No. None of them deserve it.”
This is the racist logic that fuels every bomb, every bullet, every blocked aid truck.
Eyewitnesses describe field execution of aid truck driver by Israeli forces in Gaza
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Palestinian aid truck driver Ahmad Esleem was shot dead by an Israeli soldier while transporting humanitarian supplies through the Philadelphi Corridor, in an incident described by witnesses and the Gaza Transport Companies’ Association as a summary execution. Esleem, 30, was part of a World Central Kitchen convoy operating under full coordination and with approved permits from the Israeli military when his vehicle encountered mechanical issues.
According to The Guardian, Israeli soldiers ordered the drivers out of their vehicles before stripping and assaulting them. Witnesses state that after being forced to stand in the sun, "the moment Ahmad raised his hands in surrender, an Israeli soldier shot him directly in the head."
The father of two was reportedly wearing official identification at the time of his killing, and survivors allege that soldiers subsequently threatened them with the same fate.
The killing highlights the extreme dangers faced by humanitarian workers in Gaza despite the use of deconfliction channels. The Gaza Transport Companies’ Association has condemned the incident as a deliberate act of violence against personnel facilitating essential food delivery, while the military has yet to provide an explanation for the engagement during the coordinated aid mission.
Yes, this refers to the March 23, 2025 Rafah incident. IDF forces attacked a convoy of clearly marked ambulances, a fire truck, and a UN vehicle, killing 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers (8 Red Crescent, civil defense, 1 UN). Their bodies and vehicles were buried in a mass grave and recovered days later.
Video from a victim's phone shows emergency lights on during heavy fire. Israel initially claimed suspicious movement without lights and Hamas links, then admitted mistakes after evidence emerged. Its internal probe found "professional failures" and disciplined commanders.
UN, NYT, and other reports confirm the killings and burial; Israel cites combat context and denies close-range executions.