A military official, who spoke with the AP on condition of anonymity to disclose operational details, said the far-reaching attack took more than a year and a half to execute.
“Aid distribution has become a death trap,” the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, said in a statement.
For more than three years, every time 67-year-old Iryna and her husband stepped beyond their front door, the Ukrainian couple feared for their lives.
The ban extends to parks, bus stops and areas near schools, in a move to 'denormalize tobacco and limit its attractiveness.'