The dead include five teachers at UNRWA schools, one gynecologist, one engineer, one psychological counselor and three support staff.
Twelve workers with the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency have been killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza.On October 7, Hamas led the deadliest Palestinian militant attack in Israel's history. Israel subsequently launched its heaviest-ever airstrikes on Gaza.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country is 'at war' and has cut off supplies of food, fuel, electricity and medicine into Gaza.
They included five teachers at UNRWA schools, a gynecologist, an engineer, a psychological counselor and three support staff, Jenifer Austin, deputy director of UNRWA Affairs Gaza, said in a statement on Wednesday.'Some were killed in their homes with their families,' Austin said. 'UNRWA mourns this loss and is grieving with our colleagues and the families. UN staff and civilians must be protected at all times during conflict.
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