(ABC Australia, 12/9/2024)
6 more innocents – Mark
UNRWA said six staffers were killed in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip following two air strikes on a school.
The incident marks the highest death toll among staff in a single incident, where at least 18 people were killed.
The Israeli military says it takes steps to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and that at least a third of the Palestinian fatalities in Gaza are militants.
Six UNRWA staffers have been killed during two air strikes on a school in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, according to the refugee agency, marking what it said was the highest single incident death toll among its staff.
“Among those killed was the manager of the UNRWA shelter and other team members providing assistance to displaced people,” UNRWA said on X.
Earlier on Wednesday (local time), the Israeli army said in a statement that it conducted a strike on a command and control centre in Nuseirat in central Gaza, which it said was operated by Palestinian militant faction Hamas.
“This school has been hit five times since the war began. It is home to around 12,000 displaced people, mainly women and children,” UNRWA added.
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