The United Nations reported to the IDF that armed Hamas operatives fired upon UN vehicles in the southern Gaza Strip, removed UN workers, seized their equipment including bulldozers and jeeps, and blocked a humanitarian aid route between 8:08 PM and 8:37 PM UTC on September 20th, 2025. This action by Hamas aimed to impede the traffic of humanitarian aid trucks. According to the UN report to the IDF, the Hamas terrorists specifically targeted the UN workers who were engaged in paving a route for humanitarian aid trucks. The report states that the operatives subsequently took control of the vehicles and obstructed the prepared axis, directly hindering the flow of aid. Previous reports from earlier on September 20th detailed IDF tank fire towards al-Kish Square in the Sheikh Sajeline neighborhood of southern Gaza City between 6:38 PM and 8:07 PM UTC, with a video documenting the tank fire published during that period. These ongoing events in Gaza occur amidst diplomatic tensions between Israel and Egypt concerning alleged Egyptian military expansion in the Sinai Peninsula, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims violate the 1979 Peace Agreement.
