Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called for an independent investigation into a Nov 18 attack on its convoy in Gaza City, which killed two people who were family members of its staff.

In a statement, it said the incident “immediately appeared to be a deliberate attack” and that the organisation “considers that all elements point to the responsibility of the Israeli army for this attack”.

It further said it has requested a formal explanation for this attack from the Israeli authorities. MSF noted that after it sent more vehicles to Gaza City, “they too were destroyed by the Israeli forces”.

The statement includes testimonies of MSF staff members — one of whom said: “Two days later, after the convoy attack, a bulldozer clearing the way for Israeli tanks came and damaged our cars and threw them away from the right and the left side of the street.”