A UNICEF worker whose aid convoy came under fire on Wednesday while waiting to enter northern Gaza told CNN the attack shows "how dangerous" it is for aid agencies to operate in the enclave right now.
Tess Ingram who is a spokesperson for UNICEF said the convoy was waiting in a holding area before the checkpoint into northern Gaza when gunfire "broke out in the vicinity."
Ingram said shots were then fired from the direction of the crossing "towards civilians who then ran in the other direction." The car Ingram was traveling in was caught in the line of fire and hit by three bullets, she recounted to CNN's Max Foster.
CNN has reached out to the IDF about the incident but has not yet received a reply.
The convoy was a joint mission between UNICEF and fellow UN agency, UNRWA tasked with delivering fuel, nutrition and medical supplies to northern Gaza, according to Ingram.
"It was shocking that this was happening to us on a coordinated mission in a designated holding area. We had colleagues outside the vehicle who very easily could have been injured or killed," Ingram said.
"This incident is just another example of how dangerous it is for us and for the people that we're trying to serve in Gaza," she added.