More than 70 members of an extended family in Gaza, including a United Nations aid worker, were killed in an Israeli airstrike. Gaza Civil Protection spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said the attack was one of the bloodiest attacks of the war between Israel and Hamas. During the raid, 56-year-old Issam Al Mughrabi, a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) employee, his wife Lamya’a, three years younger than him, and their children Mohammad, Suad, Lama, Luai and Obaideh lost their lives. However, according to the UN, the bombs would cause dozens more deaths.
“For almost 30 years, Issam has cooperated with our Program for Assistance to the Palestinian People,” we read in a memo from the United Nations. United Nations Development Program Administrator Achim Steiner says the loss of Issam and his family “has touched us all deeply. The United Nations and the civilians in Gaza are not targets.” “This war must end. Families should no longer have to endure the pain and suffering experienced by Issam’s family and countless others.”
Phone conversation between Netanyahu and Biden
Meanwhile, the news of the last few hours is about the phone call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and American President Joe Biden. The Israeli prime minister’s office reported that during the phone call, Netanyahu made it clear that “Israel will continue the war until all its goals are achieved.” Netanyahu also “expressed his satisfaction with the US position in the Security Council”, referring to the position taken by Washington to prevent the acceptance of a binding UN administration request for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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