NEW YORK, (PIC)
Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), announced that 9 Palestinian children were killed when Israeli occupation forces targeted a UN agency building in the northern Gaza Strip, calling for an independent investigation into the attacks on UN facilities.
In a post on X, commenting on the Israeli military’s targeting of an UNRWA building in the northern Gaza Strip, he said: “Even the rubble has become a target in Gaza, as Israeli forces attacked the UNRWA building in Jabalia in northern Gaza.” He noted that the targeted UNRWA building had previously been used as a health center and suffered severe damage at the beginning of the attacks.
He explained that according to initial reports, the building was sheltering 700 people at the time of the attack, and that 9 children, including a baby only two weeks old, were among the victims.
He emphasized that Palestinians displaced by Israeli attacks in Gaza have nowhere to go, and that even after the UNRWA building was targeted, those who sought refuge there continued to stay.
On another note, the UN official revealed that “since the beginning of the war, more than 300 UN buildings have been damaged or completely destroyed, despite regular exchanges of all coordinates with the parties involved.”
He added that “more than 700 people have been killed while seeking UN protection” during the Israeli attacks on Gaza, asserting that the disregard for UN facilities, its staff, and its operations constitutes a violation of international law.
Lazzarini called for an independent investigation into the attacks on UN facilities.
With unwavering American support, Israel has been committing genocide in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, resulting in over 165,000 Palestinian dead and injured, most of whom are children and women, along with more than 11,000 missing.
