UNITED NATIONS, United States, Sept 11, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - A UN convoy carrying workers for a polio vaccination in Gaza was held at gunpoint at an Israeli military checkpoint, a UN spokesman said Tuesday, adding that shots were fired and its vehicles were rammed by a bulldozer.

Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, called the incident, which occurred Monday, "the latest example of the unacceptable dangers and impediment that humanitarian personnel in Gaza are experiencing" by Israeli forces.