5 UN workers killed in Gaza in past 48 hours, total toll 79
Updated: Nov 6th, 2023
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The UN Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) announced that in the last 48 hours, five more of its employees were killed in the Gaza Strip, taking the total death toll of the mission’s personnel to 79 since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct 7.
In a statement issued on Nov 5, the UN body said that it received confirmation of the death of two staff members who were killed on Oct 24.
Besides the overall fatalities, at least 24 UNRWA staffers have also been injured till date.
“Like most Gazans, our staff have also lost relatives, friends, neighbours and are themselves displaced with their families. And yet, they continue to work tirelessly to provide humanitarian assistance,” the statement said.
The UN mission also said that on Nov 3, two UNRWA schools in the Jabaliya refugee camp and Nuseirat camp were hit by Israeli airstrikes.
15 people were killed and 70 others injured in the direct strike on the school in Jabaliya.
Meanwhile, the strikes near the UNRWA school in Nuseirat injured 11 displaced persons sheltering in the facility.
The total number of UNRWA installations damaged since Oct 7 has increased to 48.
The statement on Nov 5 came a week after UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini had said that the losses amount to the highest number of UN aid workers killed in a conflict anywhere in the world in such a short period of time.
(Source: IANS)
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