Israel-Gaza war: UN says staff member killed in Rafah

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*******-Gaza war: UN says staff member ******* in Rafah

The ******* Nations says one of its staff members was ******* and another injured as they travelled to a hospital in southern Gaza on Monday.

It said the workers were travelling in a UN vehicle to the ********* Hospital in Rafah when it was struck.

The UN did not mention who it thought was responsible for the *******.

The ******** military said an initial inquiry indicated the vehicle was struck in an active combat zone and it had not been made aware of its route.

The ******* Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed it had received a report from the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) that said two of its workers were injured in the Rafah area – in southern Gaza – on Monday.

The IDF added that the incident was under review.

UN secretary-general António Guterres said he was “deeply saddened” to learn of the worker’s ****** and sent his condolences to their family, his spokesman Farhan Haq said in a

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“The Secretary-General condemns all attacks on UN personnel and calls for a full investigation,” Mr Haq added.

In a separate statement, Mr Guterres said more than 190 UN staff had been ******* in Gaza since the start of the conflict.

******* launched a military campaign in Gaza with the stated aim of destroying ****** – which controls Gaza – in response to the group’s cross-border ******* on southern ******* on 7 October, during which about 1,200 people were ******* and 252 others were taken ********.

More than 35,090 people have been ******* in Gaza since then, according to the territory’s ******-run health ministry.

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