The toll of the bomb attack on the UN agency UNRWA headquarters in Khan Younis (south of the Strip), where tens of thousands of people took shelter, reached at least 9 dead and 75 injured, including 4 children.
UN agency officials reported that Israeli tanks hit one of the center’s buildings “even though the center was clearly marked as a UN facility and its coordinates had been shared with Israeli authorities, as we do for all our facilities.” “rules of war,” UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini wrote.
Washington deplores the attack: “We are seriously concerned by reports of a fire targeting a facility of the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in a neighborhood where more than 30,000 displaced Palestinians live in southern Gaza.” would seek refuge,” reads a memo from the White House.
“While we do not yet have full details of what happened and will continue to seek further information about today’s events – the text continues – the loss of innocent lives is a tragedy. This conflict has already resulted in the devastating death and injury of many tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians and every loss of life.” “We are mourning the loss of a civilian. It is heartbreaking to see children killed, injured and orphaned.”
Another scary day #Gaza. It is stated that the number of those killed is probably higher.#KhanYounis The vocational training center is one of the largest @UNRWA facilities housing approximately 30,000 displaced people.
The compound is clearly marked @A The facility and its coordinates were shared at: https://t.co/XZwK09ondV
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) January 24, 2024
Israel: “Doubts about Hamas”
According to the statement of the Israel Defense Forces Israeli timesHowever, he distanced himself from responsibility for the attack by blaming Hamas. “After thoroughly examining the activities of the ground forces, the IDF ruled out the possibility that the incident was caused by an Israeli airstrike or artillery fire” and is therefore “examining the possibility that the aggressor was Hamas fire”.
Khan Yunus is surrounded, “medical personnel are digging graves next to hospitals”
Meanwhile, the siege of the city of Khan Younis continues, which Israeli defense officials described as the last major ground offensive of the offensive in the Gaza Strip before moving on to “less intense” operations.
International organizations condemn Israel’s siege of three main hospitals (al-Amal, al-Khayr and Nasser). Doctors Without Borders confirms that this facility is “surrounded” by Israeli troops, while the Palestinian Red Crescent speaks of the IDF’s “total curfew” imposed on Al Amal hospital, trapping medical workers inside.
Ocha, the United Nations agency responsible for humanitarian affairs, said, “No one can enter or exit Nasser due to the ongoing bombing,” adding that staff dug graves on the facility’s grounds “due to the large number of victims.” It is currently estimated that around 18,000 people are refugees in Nasser, with around 850 patients.
Israeli Minister Eliyahu: “Throw an atomic bomb on Gaza”
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, the death toll since the beginning of the conflict has reached 25,700 Palestinians. On January 24, Israel’s Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage, Amichai Eliyahu, stated again that he believed “deploying nuclear weapons on the Gaza Strip” was an option. brings it back HaaretzHe said the minister would later add that the International Criminal Court, which is examining genocide accusations against Israel, “knows my position.”
The Hague decision is expected to be announced on Friday, January 26.
Source: Today IT
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