Aid agency says convoy members killed by Israeli airstrike were a local escort

Anera says four men who died in Gaza were volunteers, but IDF describes them as armed assailants' who hijacked car

An aid agency whose convoy was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Thursday has said that the four men killed were local community members who had asked to serve as an escort for the convoy.

The four men were the only casualties from the strike, which hit the lead vehicle in which they were travelling. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) described them as armed assailants" who had hijacked the convoy.