At least 11 UN staff and personnel, as well as 30 students at UN schools, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Hamas militants launched their attack on Israel, a spokesman said Wednesday.
“11 UNRWA staff and personnel have been killed since Saturday,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters, referring to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees which also runs schools in Gaza.
“30 UNRWA students have also been killed and another eight have been injured.”
The dead included five teachers, a gynecologist, an engineer, a counselor and three support staff, UNRWA’s deputy director Jennifer Austin said in a statement.
“UNRWA mourns this loss and is grieving with our colleagues and the families,” she said.
“UN staff and civilians must be protected at all times during conflict. We call for the fighting to come to an end to spare more civilian lives lost.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also called for civilians to be protected, and international humanitarian law to be upheld, as Israel on Wednesday kept up its bombardment of Hamas targets in Gaza.
“About 220,000 Palestinians are now sheltering in 92 UNRWA facilities across Gaza,” he said, adding that UN premises, hospitals, clinics and schools must “never be targeted.”
“UN staff are working around the clock to support the people of Gaza and I deeply regret that some of my colleagues have already paid the ultimate price,” he said.
And he called for “crucial” aid — including fuel, food and water — to be allowed in to the Gaza Strip.
“We need rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access now.”
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This is why you don’t commit collective punishment. Innocent people not from Palestine will get caught in the cross fire and you can’t even justify it by calling them supporters of Hamas.
Israel must stop this indiscriminate bombing, continue providing electricity, food and water to Gazans, and allow humanitarian aid in.
Whenever anyone innocent dies it is a tragedy.
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All you need to know here is the fact that this article goes out of its way not to mention actually who bombed and killed them…
Draw your own conclusions…
Get ready for Israel to answer war crimes with more war crimes
Hamas bears the responsibility for this. Every single death is on them. On both sides.
“We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children. We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.” -Golda Meir
This is so sad. Fuck Hamas
Can’t wait for the strongly worded statement from UN that does absolutely nothing
I express deep concern
Wasn’t this the place where Israel told the people to evacuate to in the beggining? What a terrible loss. Did they die in a rocket strike? I read the articule but didn’t mention. Tho probably its to be understood like that.
I support Israel in this conflict but I wish they wouldn’t siege the city or airstrike where they promised it would be safe. Israel must show their superiority in morals and actions and have mercy. I hope more outcry in this incident from other countries will make Israel provide a humanitary passage to gaza and will make them tame in their attacks.
I pray for the deceased souls and beg for mercy on both sides. Please both put weapon down.
Remember how peaceful the world was under Trump? I remember the day when the mainstream
Media was free to spend months on end analyzing his Tweets because it was the only news of the day.
the article goes out of it’s way **to not say** who did the actual killing but the assumption of who did on both sides is hilarious. you guys are so wrapped up in your own echo chambers that you read things that arent there.
No we just want to live in peace. They’re the murderous blood thirsty monsters you somehow think we are.
The recent events showed us those “UN Schools” didn’t help educate those monsters, the UN are just useless now days.
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At least 11 UN staff and personnel, as well as 30 students at UN schools, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Hamas militants launched their attack on Israel, a spokesman said Wednesday.
“11 UNRWA staff and personnel have been killed since Saturday,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters, referring to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees which also runs schools in Gaza.
“30 UNRWA students have also been killed and another eight have been injured.”
The dead included five teachers, a gynecologist, an engineer, a counselor and three support staff, UNRWA’s deputy director Jennifer Austin said in a statement.
“UNRWA mourns this loss and is grieving with our colleagues and the families,” she said.
“UN staff and civilians must be protected at all times during conflict. We call for the fighting to come to an end to spare more civilian lives lost.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also called for civilians to be protected, and international humanitarian law to be upheld, as Israel on Wednesday kept up its bombardment of Hamas targets in Gaza.
“About 220,000 Palestinians are now sheltering in 92 UNRWA facilities across Gaza,” he said, adding that UN premises, hospitals, clinics and schools must “never be targeted.”
“UN staff are working around the clock to support the people of Gaza and I deeply regret that some of my colleagues have already paid the ultimate price,” he said.
And he called for “crucial” aid — including fuel, food and water — to be allowed in to the Gaza Strip.
“We need rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access now.”
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This is why you don’t commit collective punishment. Innocent people not from Palestine will get caught in the cross fire and you can’t even justify it by calling them supporters of Hamas.
Israel must stop this indiscriminate bombing, continue providing electricity, food and water to Gazans, and allow humanitarian aid in.
Whenever anyone innocent dies it is a tragedy.
[deleted]
All you need to know here is the fact that this article goes out of its way not to mention actually who bombed and killed them…
Draw your own conclusions…
Get ready for Israel to answer war crimes with more war crimes
Hamas bears the responsibility for this. Every single death is on them. On both sides.
“We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children. We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.” -Golda Meir
This is so sad. Fuck Hamas
Can’t wait for the strongly worded statement from UN that does absolutely nothing
I express deep concern
Wasn’t this the place where Israel told the people to evacuate to in the beggining? What a terrible loss. Did they die in a rocket strike? I read the articule but didn’t mention. Tho probably its to be understood like that.
I support Israel in this conflict but I wish they wouldn’t siege the city or airstrike where they promised it would be safe. Israel must show their superiority in morals and actions and have mercy. I hope more outcry in this incident from other countries will make Israel provide a humanitary passage to gaza and will make them tame in their attacks.
I pray for the deceased souls and beg for mercy on both sides. Please both put weapon down.
Remember how peaceful the world was under Trump? I remember the day when the mainstream
Media was free to spend months on end analyzing his Tweets because it was the only news of the day.
the article goes out of it’s way **to not say** who did the actual killing but the assumption of who did on both sides is hilarious. you guys are so wrapped up in your own echo chambers that you read things that arent there.
No we just want to live in peace. They’re the murderous blood thirsty monsters you somehow think we are.
The recent events showed us those “UN Schools” didn’t help educate those monsters, the UN are just useless now days.