Muhannad Hadi, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, has called for accountability after Israeli forces killed four more humanitarian workers in Gaza on Saturday.
The victims included three staff members from World Central Kitchen, who were killed in an attack on their vehicle in southern Khan Younis. A staff member for Save the Children was killed in a separate air strike.
“Humanitarian workers in Gaza represent the last lifeline for over two million Palestinians who are enduring unimaginable conditions,” Hadi said, noting that more than 330 humanitarian workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 2023.
“Their work is not just critical; it is indispensable,” he said.
UN humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory Muhannad Hadi stressed that, since October 2023, over 330 humanitarian workers have been killed in the embattled enclave.
Yesterday, 4 humanitarian workers in #Gaza were killed by Israeli airstrikes.
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Humanitarian workers represent the last lifeline for over two million Palestinians who are enduring unimaginable conditions.
Statement by Humanitarian Coordinator Muhannad Hadi: https://t.co/p6rUU8oTYQ
"Yesterday, another four humanitarian workers in Gaza were killed by Israeli airstrikes. Three World Central Kitchen staff members were killed when their vehicle was struck at a distribution site in Khan Younis. The fourth, a staff member of Save the Children, was killed in a separate air strike in southern Khan Younis," he noted in a statement published by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
He also stressed that, since October 2023, over 330 humanitarian workers have been killed in the embattled enclave. "Humanitarian workers in Gaza represent the last lifeline for over two million Palestinians who are enduring unimaginable conditions—without adequate food, water, sanitation, shelter, health care, or education, and living under the constant threat of violence. Their work is not just critical; it is indispensable," the official emphasized.
"The continued killing of humanitarian workers is an unacceptable violation of international law and further intensifies the catastrophic humanitarian situation," Hadi concluded.
The situation in the Middle East escalated dramatically when, on October 7, 2023, armed Hamas supporters from the Gaza Strip breached Israeli territory, killing residents of border settlements and seizing more than 240 hostages. In retaliation, Israel launched a military operation in the enclave to destroy the military and political structures of Hamas and liberate all the hostages. The hostilities in the Gaza Strip continue to this day.
Israeli strikes kill at least six people, including children
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least six people overnight, including two children, ages 6 and 8, in their family's tent, medical officials said Sunday.
The strike in the Muwasi area, a sprawling coastal camp housing hundreds of thousands of displaced people, also wounded their mother and 8-month-old sister, according to nearby Nasser Hospital. An Associated Press reporter saw the bodies, which were buried in the sand.
A separate strike in the southern city of Rafah, on the border with Egypt, killed four men, according to hospital records.
The Israeli military said it was not aware of strikes in either location. Israel says it only targets militants and tries to avoid harming civilians, but its daily strikes across Gaza often kill women and children.
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