Six UNRWA employees killed in Gaza within 24 hours: UN

The United Nations declared on Monday evening that six UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) employees have been killed in Gaza within a span of 24 hours. 

According to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the total death toll among UNRWA staff since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on October 7 has now reached 35.

In a statement shared on X , the UN expressed deep sorrow over this loss, saying, "Words fail us."

UNRWA, in response to the tragic news, emphasized that these 35 casualties were not just numbers but individuals who were colleagues and friends. Many of them were teachers in UNRWA schools. The agency grieves this profound loss.

António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, also conveyed his condolences in an Arabic post on the UN News page on X. 

He stated, "Thirty-five of our UNRWA colleagues, including relief workers and teachers, have been killed lives in Gaza since October 7. We mourn their loss and stand by our colleagues who are doing everything they can to assist those in need."


AFP