An Australian aid worker who was shot at in Gaza has told Weekend Today that she is "frustrated" that safety measures put in place by Israel are not keeping them safe.
Tess Ingram was on a coordinated joint aid mission with UNICEF to get critical aid into Gaza, when her vehicle was shot at by the Israeli Defence Force.
Ingram said the Israeli Defence Force told the convoy to stop at a checkpoint right before "gunfire erupted" throughout the area, striking the car in the door, front and side window.
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The aid worker called the incident "unacceptable", two weeks after Australian Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom was killed in an Israeli airstrike, along with six other Central World Kitchen workers.
"Our presence there was well known (by the IDF), I'm frustrated because we saw this with the tragic killing of the seven world Central Kitchen colleagues bravely trying to do their work in Gaza," she told Weekend Today.
"They were meant to be safe and so were we.
"It's clearly not working, this system that's meant to protect us in the Gaza Strip.
"We need to know that when we get these sorts of safety assurances to go ahead on missions, that those safety assurances will be respected."
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Ingram said while the shooting was dangerous and scary for the aid workers, civilians are dealing with worse every day.
More than half of the population in Gaza is on the brink of famine, with children suffering the most from starvation and dehydration, according to UNICEF Australia.
Over 33,600 Gazans have been killed since October 7.
"I've just seen that in all of the hospitals I've been to, the extent of the injuries that children are experiencing in this war...it's just horrific,"
"On top of that of course there's the humanitarian crisis on the ground, not enough food and water.
"So that's really why we're here, to try and bring aid and services and some level of protection to the children of Gaza during this terrible time."
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The convey, which was carrying critical aid, was forced to turn back following the shooting.
They will attempt to deliver it again on Sunday, Ingram said.
Ingram and the UNICEF team have reported the incident to the IDF and are waiting for a response.
