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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 34 people, including six UN staff members
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An Israeli airstrike hit the UN-operated al-Jaouni Preparatory Boys School in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, killing at least 14 people and wounding 18 others. The school, which has been hit five times since the war began, was sheltering approximately 12,000 displaced Palestinians. The Israeli military claimed the strike was a "precise" attack on Hamas militants, while UN Secretary General António Guterres condemned the attack, calling it "totally unacceptable." The strike was the deadliest single incident for UNRWA staff, with six UN employees among the dead. The incident marked the 11th month of the Gaza war, which has resulted in tens of thousands of casualties.
This is a further example of the Hamas terrorist organisation's systematic abuse of civilian infrastructure in violation of international law.
Numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence.
We call on all parties to the conflict to never use schools or the areas around them for military or fighting purposes.
Among those killed was the manager of the UNRWA shelter and other team members providing assistance to displaced people.
This school has been hit five times since the war began. It is home to around 12,000 displaced people, mainly women and children.
These dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop now.
Six of our @UNRWA colleagues are among those killed.
The longer impunity prevails, the more international humanitarian law & the Geneva conventions will become irrelevant.
Humanitarian staff, premises and operations have been blatantly and unabatedly disregarded since the beginning of the war.
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sources
- 1.Al Jazeera
- 2.The Guardian
- 3.France 24
- 4.Le Monde
- 5.CNA News
- 6.ABC News (Australia)
- 7.BBC
- 8.CTV News
- 9.The New York Times
- 10.The Washington Post
- 11.ABC News
- 12.Agence France-Presse
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.US under Donald Trump
- 3.Israel-Palestine Conflict
- 4.British Foreign Policy
- 5.Israel Foreign Policy
- 6.Islamic Terrorism
- 7.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
- 8.Israel-US Relations
- 9.2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
- 10.Qatar Foreign Policy
countries
organizations
- 1.Hamas
- 2.Israel Defense Forces
- 3.European Hospital
- 4.United Nations
- 5.United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
- 6.Central Intelligence Agency
- 7.Palestinian Health Ministry
- 8.Save the Children
- 9.Gaza Health Ministry
- 10.Al-Aqsa Hospital
- 11.Al-Awda Hospital
- 12.Al-Jaouni School
persons
- 1.António Guterres
- 2.Akram Al-Najjar
- 3.Joe Biden
- 4.Momin Selmi
- 5.Philippe Lazzarini
- 6.Aysenur Eygi
- 7.Benjamin Netanyahu
- 8.Khalil Al-Hayya
- 9.Mahmud Bassal
- 10.Majdi Mohammed
- 11.William Burns
- 12.Danny Danon