France on Friday condemned an assault on UN personnel in Gaza that killed a United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) worker and left two French nationals working for the UN significantly injured.
“France expresses its dismay after two French nationals, United Nations employees, were seriously injured following strikes that hit two buildings housing United Nations personnel in Gaza, which also caused the death of a UNOPS employee,” the Foreign Ministry stated in a press release. “We extend our support and solidarity to our compatriots and their families; we are fully mobilized to provide them with assistance.”
The assertion added: “As the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs reiterated, we condemn this attack on a United Nations building as unacceptable and call for full and swift clarification of those responsible.”
“The protection of humanitarian personnel, who have already paid a very heavy price in Gaza, must be guaranteed in all circumstances, in accordance with international humanitarian law,” it stated.
France additionally counseled the dedication of help staff, stating: “We salute the immense courage of humanitarian personnel, who are risking their lives to help civilian populations in the Gaza Strip and throughout the world.”
The French authorities reaffirmed its assist for humanitarian staff and pledged to “continue to stand with them and support their work.”
The Israeli military closed Salah al-Din Street on Wednesday in a transfer denounced by Hamas as a “total overturn” of a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner alternate settlement.
More than 700 Palestinians have been killed and over 900 injured in a shock aerial marketing campaign by Israel on Gaza since Tuesday, shattering the ceasefire and prisoner alternate settlement that took maintain in January.
Nearly 50,000 Palestinians have been killed, principally girls and kids, and greater than 112,000 injured in a brutal Israeli navy onslaught in Gaza since October 2023.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants final November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for battle crimes and crimes towards humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its battle on the enclave.
Source: www.anews.com.tr