UN Condemns Largest Single Massacre Of Staffers In Gaza After Israel Bombs School

Thousands of displaced Palestinians taking shelter at the Al-Jaouni school in Nuseirat refugee camp have fallen victim to Israeli airstrikes five times since the start of the war

At least 18 Palestinians were killed, including six staff members of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), when Israeli warplanes bombed a humanitarian shelter at the Al-Jaouni school in central Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp on 11 September.

UNRWA described Wednesday's attack as “the highest death toll among our staff in a single incident,” revealing that among the victims “was the manager of the UNRWA shelter and other team members providing assistance to displaced people.”

“This school has been hit five times since the war began. It is home to around 12,000 displaced people, mainly women and children. No one is safe in Gaza. No one is spared.”

“What's happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable. A school turned shelter for around 12,000 people was hit by Israeli airstrikes again today. Six of our UNRWA colleagues are among those killed. These dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop now,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini also condemned the Israeli attack and said that the staffers had been providing support to families who had sought refuge in the school, highlighting that at least 220 of his agency’s staff had been killed in Gaza since 7 October.

“Humanitarian staff, premises, and operations have been blatantly and unabatedly disregarded since the beginning of the war,” he said in a statement.

Tel Aviv confirmed carrying out the massacre but claimed it had targeted a “Hamas command and control center” without providing any evidence.

“Are these children terrorists? May God punish them. The Israelis destroyed our home; killed and starved our people; women are widowed and children orphaned,” an unidentified woman told Al Jazeera in a video testimony on Wednesday.

“Six children … What crime, what wrong did those innocent children do?”

Another survivor told the Qatari news outlet that the section of the school that was bombed had been “dedicated only to women.”

“All of a sudden there was a huge explosion … Women and children were blown to pieces. We rushed to see our children but found them torn to pieces … This is the fifth time – the fifth time – the school building has been pounded by Israeli warplanes. It is supposed to be a safe sheltering area,” he said.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

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