A United Nations official has been killed together with greater than 70 members of his prolonged household in an Israeli air strike close to Gaza Metropolis, as a whole bunch of individuals have been killed in intensified bombardment since Friday\u2019s UN Safety Council resolution<\/a> that has been criticised as \u201c woefully insufficient<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Issam Al Mughrabi, 56, who labored for the United Nations Growth Programme (UNDP) for 3 many years was killed alongside together with his spouse and kids in an Israeli air strike on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor nearly 30 years, Issam has labored with UNDP by way of our Programme of Help to the Palestinian Folks,\u201d UNDP administrator Achim Steiner stated in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lack of Issam and his household has deeply affected us all. The UN and civilians in Gaza usually are not a goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Providing his condolences to Issam\u2019s household and colleagues the World Well being Group\u2019s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus careworn in a publish on X that \u201chumanitarians ought to by no means be victims\u201d and referred to as for a ceasefire.<\/p>\n

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So saddened by this tragedy @ASteiner<\/a>. My deepest condolences to all who knew and beloved Issam and his household, you and everybody at @UNDP<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Humanitarians ought to by no means be victims. We’d like a #CeasefireNOW<\/a> in #Gaza<\/a>.https:\/\/t.co\/E2r6BCQSBl<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/C7NuyHSLcG<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) December 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Since Israel\u2019s struggle on Gaza started on October 7, 136 workers members of the UN have been killed.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the worldwide company\u2019s secretary-general Antonio Guterres stated that all through the UN\u2019s historical past, that they had by no means witnessed the loss of life of their workers in such giant numbers.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of our workers have been pressured from their houses,\u201d he added in a publish on X, paying tribute to UN members working in Gaza.<\/p>\n
Tough weekend for Gaza and the Israeli military<\/h2>\n
The loss of life of the veteran UN workers member and his relations comes as Israeli air strikes proceed to kill a whole bunch of Palestinians within the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Gaza\u2019s Ministry of Well being stated that at least 201 Palestinians<\/a> had been killed and almost 370 wounded by Israeli forces prior to now 24 hours in Gaza.<\/p>\n
Within the early hours of Sunday, a 13-year-old youngster was additionally killed by an Israeli drone close to El Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, in response to the Palestine Crimson Crescent Society.<\/p>\n
Greater than 8,000 kids have been killed in Gaza because the Israel-Hamas struggle started on October 7.<\/p>\n
Reporting from Rafah in southern Gaza, Al Jazeera\u2019s Hani Mahmoud stated that Saturday in a single day, extra residential areas in Deir el-Balah metropolis, the place folks from locations such because the Bureij and Nuseirat refugee camps had been ordered to evacuate, got here beneath heavy bombardment, and houses had been destroyed. He stated the japanese aspect of the Gaza Strip was additionally experiencing fierce airstrikes.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs of now, the seek for folks beneath the rubble is ongoing,\u201d Hani stated.<\/p>\n
An Israeli military tank strikes close to the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Saturday [File: Tsafrir Abayov\/AP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
In the meantime, Al Jazeera\u2019s Alan Fisher highlighted the way it has additionally been a troublesome weekend for the Israeli military in Gaza, with 5 troopers killed on Friday and eight on Saturday, resulting from fierce combating within the Strip.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve heard from the Israelis suggesting that in northern Gaza, that they had army management. The truth that they’re nonetheless dropping troopers, that rockets are nonetheless being fired from Gaza in direction of Israel, would recommend that they don\u2019t have that management and that signifies that this part of the struggle is prone to go on for longer,\u201d Fisher stated, reporting from Ramallah, within the occupied West Financial institution.<\/p>\n
Issue in delivering support<\/h2>\n
On Friday, the UN handed a decision after days of delays that watered down the language. It referred to as for support supply however couldn’t agree on a ceasefire. Help teams say the relentless bombardment and the fierce combating between the Israeli military and Hamas have impeded support supply within the besieged enclave the place individuals are going through starvation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe true drawback is that the best way Israel is conducting this offensive is creating huge obstacles to the distribution of humanitarian support inside Gaza,\u201d UN chief Guterres stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn efficient support operation in Gaza requires safety, workers who can work in security, logistical capability, and the resumption of economic exercise. These 4 components don’t exist,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
UNRWA director Thomas White shared related issues and highlighted that circumstances on the bottom for support staff ought to be safe, for support deliveries to be carried out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’d like a ceasefire that can cease the killing of civilians and destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
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