Six UN aid workers killed in two airstrikes in Gaza, agency says

Six aid workers have been killed in Gaza after two airstrikes in Nuseirat, according to reports.

In a post on X, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine in the Near East (UNRWA) said: “Six colleagues killed today when two airstrikes hit a school and its surroundings in the middle areas.

“This is the highest death toll among our staff in a single incident.

“Among those killed was the manager of the UNRWA shelter and other team members providing assistance to displaced people.

“Sincere condolences to their families and loved ones. This school has been hit five times since the war began.

“It is home to around 12,000 displaced people, mainly women and children. No one is safe in Gaza No one is spared.

“Schools and other civilian infrastructure must be protected at all times, they are not a target.

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“We call on all parties to the conflict to never use schools or the areas around them for military or fighting purposes.”

Palestine’s health minister on Wednesday said at least 41,084 Palestinians have been killed during the war and 95,029 have been wounded.

Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in their October 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war.

They abducted another 250 and are still holding about 100, with a third believed to be dead.

There have been 340 Israeli soldiers killed since the ground operation began in Gaza in late October, at least 50 of whom have been killed in accidents within Gaza – not as a result of combat with Palestinian militants, according to the military.