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NPA car hit by missile in Gaza
10 Jan 2009 12:12:00 GMT
 Source: Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) - Norway
Torunn Aaslund/NPA

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Mahmoud Hamada and the car before the attack
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It was friday night at around 11 pm that a drone missile hit the car. Secretary General of NPA, Petter Eide, tells NRK that the car was clearly marked with the NPA logo, and that it was impossible for the personell in control of the drone to miss that this was a humanitarian vehicle.

The attack happend inthe refugee camp Beach Camp, north of Gaza city. According to Petter Eide there is no military targets in the area.

None of the residents was injured in the attack. But all the windows in the building was blow in. 25 people was reciding in the appartment of Mahmoud Hamada, this was friends and family that during the bombardment have moved in with Hamada hoping that his appartment was safer than theirs. All of them have relocated during the night.

Raymond Johansen in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs characterises the incident as a clear violation of international law, according to NRK. MFA is in contact with the Israeli authorities and will be addressing this incident.


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