GAZA, July 27: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says the war on Gaza has led to the largest loss of UN personnel killed in a single conflict or natural disaster since the creation of the international ogranisation - a reality, he said, "the world must never accept".
In a post on X, Philippe Lazzarini highlighted the case of Ibtihal, an UNRWA teacher who was killed last week with her four-month-old baby "in a place where she thought she would be safe".
"When the war in Gaza started nearly 10 months ago, no one thought we will reach this grim milestone.
Nearly 200 UNRWA team members have been killed in Gaza," Lazzarini said.
He added, "These are not numbers, these are our colleagues and our friends. They are teachers, doctors, nurses, engineers, support staff, technicians who spent their life supporting the
community."
"I echo the call of the UN Secretary General for a full accountability for each and every one of these deaths," he concluded. —AL JAZEERA
