Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 30th July. UN Commissioner-General of the UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini on Monday said that about 200 UNRWA staff workers have been killed in the Gaza since the war began between the Palestinian Hamas militant group and Israeli Defence Forces in October 2023.
Philippe Lazzarini said on social media platform X that “This is by far the largest loss of personnel killed in a single conflict or natural disaster since the creation of the United Nations a reality the world must never accept,”.
Lazzarini said that when the conflict started nearly ten months ago, “no one thought we would reach this grim milestone,” media reported.
“These are not numbers. These are our colleagues and our friends. They are teachers, doctors, nurses, engineers, support staff, technicians who spent their life supporting the community.”
Israel has been conducting a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on October 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage.
Gaza-based health authorities said in an update that the Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza has risen to 39,258.
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