A member of the UN's safety team was killed in Rafah on their way to a hospital, the agency says.

The United Nations says one of its staff members was killed and another injured as they travelled to a hospital in southern Gaza on Monday.

It said the workers were travelling in a UN vehicle to the European Hospital near Rafah when it was struck.

The UN did not mention who it thought was responsible for the attack.

The Israeli military said an initial inquiry indicated the vehicle was struck in an active combat zone and it had not been made aware of its route.

Footage posted on social media and verified by the BBC shows a marked UN vehicle with multiple bullet holes outside the European Hospital.

  • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Noteworthy that this was not an UNRWA number but the first international UN worker.

    The Israeli military said an initial inquiry indicated the vehicle was struck in an active combat zone and it had not been made aware of its route.

    From the Wapo article about this:

    Haq confirmed that Kale was the first international U.N. casualty since the beginning of the conflict on Oct 7. He added that “we inform the Israeli side of the movement of all our convoys. They are all clearly marked U.N. vehicles.”

    Also speaks volumes that whenever a UN vehicle gets attacked nobody even suspects Hamas anymore. It’s israel every. single. time.