Gaza’s Civil Defence has condemned Israel for targeting bulldozers used in humanitarian operations, including rubble removal and the recovery of bodies, Al Jazeera reports.

Nine bulldozers were destroyed in an Israeli air attack on the Jabalia al-Nazlh municipality garage in northern Gaza, according to Civil Defence official Mohammed el-Mougher.

“An agreement had previously been reached with the Egyptian-Qatari committee regarding the location of the bulldozers’ shelters,” he said, noting that their coordinates had been shared with Israel.

El-Mougher described the attack as a “clear violation” of international law protecting civilian rescue equipment.

“This area had not been declared by the Israeli occupation as an evacuation or military danger zone,” he said.