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submitted 1 week ago by Silverseren@fedia.io to c/world@lemmy.world

Oxfam condemns in the strongest terms the killing in Gaza today of four water engineers and workers from the Khuzaa municipality who were working with our strategic partner the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU).

The four men were killed on their way to conduct repairs to water infrastructure in Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis. Despite prior coordination with Israeli authorities their clearly-marked vehicle was bombed. Oxfam stands in solidarity with the CMWU, their partners and the families of the victims. 

Their deaths deepen the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza where access to clean water is already severely compromised.

Dozens of engineers, civil servants and humanitarian workers have been killed in Israeli airstrikes throughout this war. They were all working on essential services to keep Gaza's fragile infrastructure running. Despite their movements being coordinated with the Israeli authorities by the CMWU and the Palestinian Water Authority, to ensure their safety, they were still targeted.

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[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

The four men were killed on their way to conduct repairs to water infrastructure in Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis. Despite prior coordination with Israeli authorities their clearly-marked vehicle was bombed. Oxfam stands in solidarity with the CMWU, their partners and the families of the victims. 

And they dare to act offended when people speak of their war crimes

[-] sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

This happened more than a day ago and the only soucres I can find when I google it is oxfam itself, lemmy.world, and middle east eye. Its a media blackout on this, looks like. But I find Oxfam to be pretty beleivable.

[-] Silverseren@fedia.io 9 points 6 days ago

There is one news piece I found from Australian media: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/oxfam-demands-gaza-aid-workers-killing-inquiry-as-doctors-decry-collective-punishment/0q8gtobjn

But, yeah, the lack of news coverage is surprising. But maybe because it's Sunday? I'm willing to give until tomorrow to see if the coverage happens then.

[-] sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

It was pretty heroic for those engineers to look to go help. Sadly, "Well just toss this new one onto the pile of Israeli warcrimes" is what keeps happening here. The US will not allow any other outcome.

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 20 points 1 week ago

"Definitely don't do that again, or we shall become truly cross."

Sorry for not bringing more empathy here, but we should be past condemning this sort of thing and well into extended sanctions of every kind.

World leaders who cannot keep their fighter jets from harming humanitarian aid workers need to quickly become leaders without access to the kind of finances that allow them to buy fighter jets.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

Hey Biden - you still cool with this bullshit?

Fucking hell...

[-] sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

His actions show that he couldnt possibly care less. He doesnt even care when its Americans that die.

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