Published September 11,2024
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The UN stated Wednesday that Israel has struck a faculty within the central Gaza Strip for the fifth time in 11 months that’s run by the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) that shelters displaced civilians.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric instructed reporters that the college was used as a shelter and that info had been beforehand shared with the Israeli military. He stated the UN is “trying to confirm reports that some UNRWA staff members were killed in the attack.”
“Our colleagues on the ground are trying to evaluate the situation,” he stated.
At least 14 folks, together with UNRWA workers, had been killed and several other injured within the Israeli strike, based on the Gaza Media Office.
Dujarric stated the UN is in touch with the Israeli navy concerning the strike however has but to obtain an evidence.
Asked if the UN condemns the assault, Dujarric stated: “We condemn all airstrikes that target civilians and those that also target UN facilities.”
UN services shouldn’t be focused or used for navy functions by any facet within the battle, he added.
Israel has systematically focused civilian services, together with colleges, hospitals and locations of worship, amid its offensive towards Gaza.
Targeting civilian services can represent a battle crime, beneath the foundations of battle.
Last month, at the least 100 folks had been killed and dozens injured in a strike on the Al-Taba’een School in Gaza City, the place greater than 6,000 displaced folks had been sheltering.
Israel has continued a brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7 Hamas assault regardless of a UN Security Council decision demanding a direct cease-fire.
Nearly 41,100 folks, largely ladies and kids, have since been killed and greater than 95,000 injured, based on native well being authorities.
The Israeli onslaught has displaced virtually the territory’s whole inhabitants amid an ongoing blockade that has led to extreme shortages of meals, clear water and medication.
Israel faces accusations of genocide for its actions in Gaza on the International Court of Justice.
Source: www.anews.com.tr