Three more staff members of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) were killed in Gaza, bringing the total number of staff killed to over 300, the global organisation said.
“Tragically, three more UNRWA staff were killed today,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a press briefing.
UNRWA said earlier the death toll among its personnel had reached “the gruesome milestone of 300,” most of whom were killed by Israeli forces along with their children and loved ones.
“The vast majority of staff were killed by the Israeli Army with their children & loved ones: whole families wiped out,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement.
“Several were killed in the line of duty while serving their communities,” he added.