Nine of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees staffers have been killed in airstrikes since the the start of the Israeli bombardment on Gaza on Saturday, with several killed late Tuesday, UNRWA told Associated Press Ednews reports.
Juliette Touma, director of communications of the agency, known as UNRWA said that the strikes killed the U.N. staffers at their homes across the territory: “The protection of civilians is paramount, including in times of conflict. They should be protected in accordance with the laws of war."
Touma also said that 18 UNRWA schools-turned-shelters were damaged in the bombing, and that its headquarters in Gaza City was also damaged, without causing casualties.