"One person has been killed and another injured in drone strikes in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, a senior Tigrayan official and a humanitarian worker said, in another sign of renewed conflict between regional and federal forces. The Tigrayan official on Saturday said the drone strikes hit two Isuzu trucks near Enticho and Gendebta, two places in Tigray about 20km (12 miles) apart."
"The official said the Ethiopian National Defence Force launched the strikes, but did not provide evidence. A local humanitarian worker confirmed the strikes had happened. Both asked not to be named, the Reuters news agency reported. It was not immediately clear what the trucks were carrying. TPLF-affiliated news outlet Dimtsi Weyane posted pictures on Facebook that it said showed the trucks damaged in the strikes. It said the trucks were transporting food and cooking items."
"Pro-government activists posting on social media said the trucks were carrying weapons. Ethiopia's national army fought fighters from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for two years until late 2022, in a war researchers say killed hundreds of thousands through direct violence, the collapse of healthcare and famine. Fighting broke out between regional and national forces in Tsemlet in the disputed territory of western Tigray earlier this week, an area claimed by forces from the neighbouring Amhara region."
Drone strikes in northern Tigray killed one person and injured another, striking two Isuzu trucks near Enticho and Gendebta about 20km apart. The Ethiopian National Defence Force has been identified as the force that launched the strikes, though no conclusive evidence was provided. Images circulated showing damaged trucks. The cargo of the vehicles is disputed, with some sources saying they carried food and cooking items while others allege they transported weapons. Clashes earlier this week erupted in Tsemlet in western Tigray. Tensions persist over Amhara and Eritrean troop presence and violations of the November 2022 peace deal, and political divisions in Tigray have intensified.
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