GAZA, (PIC)
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that 142 of its employees have been killed in the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip since October 7.
The UN agency said in a statement, on X on Sunday, that most of the victims were killed along with their families in the besieged Strip.
“In this somber moment, it’s hard to wish those celebrating ‘Merry Christmas’ with the ongoing loss, grief and destruction,” the UNRWA added.
For 79 days in a row, Israel has been pounding the Gaza Strip, with American and European support, killing at least 20,424 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 54,036 others, according to health authorities in the enclave.
The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins with half of the coastal territory’s housing stock damaged or destroyed, and nearly 2 million people displaced amid blocked entry of food, water, medicine and fuel.
