aid/relief convoy
noun
: a group of vehicles carrying emergency food and supplies
The United Nations is sending an aid/relief convoy to the region.
Examples of aid/relief convoy in a Sentence
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Israeli strikes on an aid convoy run by the charity group World Central Kitchen killed seven of its workers in the Gaza Strip, setting off international outrage and underscoring the risks to humanitarian workers trying to alleviate a looming famine.
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Michael Levenson, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The attack on the aid convoy killed three British nationals, U.S.-Canadian dual national, one Palestinian worker and citizens of Australia and Poland, according to the group, which has been prominently involved in Gaza relief efforts.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
With desperation mounting, more than 100 Palestinians were killed last week in a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops around an aid convoy.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024
The rift was worsened by an Israeli airstrike last week on an aid convoy that killed seven workers with the World Central Kitchen charity, most of them foreigners.
—Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
The rift has spiraled since, worsened by an Israeli airstrike last week on an aid convoy that killed seven workers with the international food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK).
—Tia Goldenberg and Wafaa Shurafa, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
On March 8, after an internal investigation, the IDF released a timeline suggesting that the aid convoy began to cross into northern Gaza accompanied by its tanks at 4:29 a.m.
—Katie Polglase, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The military officials said that the officers who ordered the strikes on the aid convoy had violated the army’s protocols, in part by opening fire on the basis of insufficient and erroneous evidence that a passenger in one of the cars was armed.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Scarcely a week later, Israeli troops fired on desperate crowds trying to pull food off an aid convoy.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Michael Levenson, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The attack on the aid convoy killed three British nationals, U.S.-Canadian dual national, one Palestinian worker and citizens of Australia and Poland, according to the group, which has been prominently involved in Gaza relief efforts.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
With desperation mounting, more than 100 Palestinians were killed last week in a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops around an aid convoy.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024
The rift was worsened by an Israeli airstrike last week on an aid convoy that killed seven workers with the World Central Kitchen charity, most of them foreigners.
—Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
The rift has spiraled since, worsened by an Israeli airstrike last week on an aid convoy that killed seven workers with the international food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK).
—Tia Goldenberg and Wafaa Shurafa, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
On March 8, after an internal investigation, the IDF released a timeline suggesting that the aid convoy began to cross into northern Gaza accompanied by its tanks at 4:29 a.m.
—Katie Polglase, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The military officials said that the officers who ordered the strikes on the aid convoy had violated the army’s protocols, in part by opening fire on the basis of insufficient and erroneous evidence that a passenger in one of the cars was armed.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Scarcely a week later, Israeli troops fired on desperate crowds trying to pull food off an aid convoy.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Aid/relief convoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aid%2Frelief%20convoy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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