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UN chief ‘deeply saddened, shocked’ by killing of staff members in Gaza

In a statement issued by his deputy spokesman, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he “strongly condemns all attacks on UN personnel and calls for a full investigation”.

As we reported earlier, an explosion targeted a building housing UN personnel, killing one Bulgarian staff member and wounding five others.

“The locations of all UN premises are known to the parties to the conflict, who are bound by international law to protect them and maintain their absolute inviolability,” the secretary-general’s statement continued, adding that today’s deadly strikes bring the number of UN personnel killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, to 280.

Bulgarian UN worker killed in Gaza: Foreign Ministry

A Bulgarian citizen working for the UN has been killed during Israel’s latest attack on Gaza, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has confirmed.

“According to preliminary information received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Bulgarian citizen working in the UN system died in Gaza today,” the ministry wrote in a statement.

“Additional information will be available at a later stage, after the Bulgarian side is informed of the results of the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the incident by the competent authorities.”

Five people were wounded in the attack.

As we reported earlier, Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the UN Office for Project Services, said the cause of the blast remains unclear but an explosive ordnance was “dropped or fired”.


‘Another black day for the UN’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief

The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has called today “another black day” for the UN in Gaza.

In a post on X, the commissioner of the agency, Philippe Lazzarini, expressed condolences for the UN workers killed during Israel’s latest escalation.

“The UN including UNRWA continue to pay a heavy price while undertaking humanitarian duties,” he wrote. “Humanitarian workers must be protected at all times.”