IDF accused of ‘field execution’ of Palestinian driver bringing aid into Gaza

According to The Guardian, a Palestinian truck driver bringing food aid into Gaza has been killed by an Israeli soldier, and the local truckers association says it may suspend operations in protest. Ahmad Esleem was delivering supplies for the World Central Kitchen when, according to three eyewitness accounts, an aid convoy stopped on Wednesday because one truck had broken down shortly after entering Gaza. The drivers were ordered to dismount, and witnesses say a soldier shot Esleem in the head while his hands were raised. The killing has been described by those accounts as a field execution. The Israel Defense Forces have been accused of responsibility, and the incident has intensified concern over the safety of aid workers operating in the territory.

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