Gazan aid truck drivers call strike after attack on convoy

A labor union representing Gazan truck drivers says it is halting transport of aid deliveries within the Strip following an incident in which several truckers were shot dead by gunmen.

The Private Transport Association says it is calling the strike in response to an incident a day ago in which a convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid was attacked by gunmen in the central part of the Strip. According to a statement from the union, gunmen shot and killed several drivers in the Deir al-Balah area, while others were wounded and abducted by the gunmen.

It is unclear what the effect of the strike will be on aid deliveries within the Strip, where Israel says hundreds of trucks packed with food, medicine and other assistance are awaiting transport from the Kerem Shalom crossing to warehouses run by the UN and humanitarian groups throughout Gaza.

The union’s ties to the Hamas are also hazy. Before the war, most unions in Gaza were affiliated with the terror group.