This footage was filmed and produced 11 April 2024.

Storyline:
A spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday shared a chilling account of the dangers faced by humanitarian aid workers in Gaza and told of the "heartbreaking" situation facing many young people in the war-torn enclave.

UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram recounted her story of a lucky escape after the vehicle she was traveling in was targeted by live ammunition while waiting to enter northern Gaza. The incident occurred near the Wadi Gaza checkpoint, where the aid workers been instructed to pause before proceeding, according to Ingram.

Ingram said despite the aid team's intention to continue their mission to the northern parts of the Gaza Strip, the operation had to be aborted. She made clear this type of situation is an almost daily occurrence in Gaza,

Ingram also told of the numerous difficulties facing medics, and described how children are dying without appropriate treatment in the north of Gaza.

Meanwhile, the UN said that civilians have began to return to Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, after Israel pulled back its ground forces.

A UN team carried out an assessment mission to the city and found almost every building had sustained some form of damage, while paved roads had been reduced to dirt tracks following sustained bombing.

The team inspected a UN warehouse, four medical centers and eight schools and reported significant damage in all but one of those buildings.

Streets and public spaces in Khan Younis are littered with unexploded ordnance, posing severe risks to civilians, especially children, the UN noted, while the inspection team also found unexploded bombs lying on the main intersections and inside schools.

Shotlist:
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - April 11, 2024:
1. Various of thick black smoke rising from behind destroyed buildings;
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - April 11, 2024:
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Tess Ingram, spokesperson, UNICEF:
"I was in that car that was hit. It was waiting at a holding point just south of the Wadi Gaza checkpoint, where we are often instructed to wait before being called through the checkpoint. We were waiting there as instructed, and gunfire broke out in the vicinity. It seemed to be coming from the direction of the checkpoint towards civilians, who then turned and fled from the checkpoint. Luckily, myself and my colleagues, we were all safe. But this just underscores how dangerous it is for humanitarian aid workers in Gaza at the moment that incidents like this continue to happen when they absolutely shouldn't.";
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - April 11, 2024:
3. Various of destroyed buildings;
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - April 11, 2024:
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Tess Ingram, spokesperson, UNICEF:
"This is something that happens almost every day in Gaza. Not always to us, but to the children as well. And I've seen so many examples here of children who've been wounded in this war. And it's just heartbreaking.";
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - April 11, 2024:
5. Various of destroyed buildings from moving vehicle;
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - April 11, 2024:
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Tess Ingram, spokesperson, UNICEF:
"Doctors are struggling to provide the care that they want to, and that they're used to in Gaza. It means that supplies are running out. It means that staff are unable to be paid salaries, and many more of them are having to become volunteers. And that's not sustainable because they have to be able to support their families in such desperate conditions. It means that children are dying without the appropriate medical care, or they're unable to receive treatment that they need."
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - April 11, 2024:
7. Destroyed buildings, smoke rising;

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