At least 30 Palestinians who took refuge in a school managed by the UN in Gaza died in two Israeli air attacks on Tuesday, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). The first attack took place at 6:00 pm and the second, at 10.20 pm.
Located in Al al Bureij, Gaza Central, The school housed some 2000 refugees.
“The school suffered serious damage and declared a fire in the shelter, which hindered the evacuation of the injured. The residents had to open a hole in the wall to evacuate them,” UNRWA told UN Noticias.
The agency said Among fatal victims there are women and children. Meanwhile, the search and rescue operations of several people who remain missing continue.
The agency indicated that, in order to save some belongings, parents and surviving children have had to take them out “between the blood and body parts of their relatives and neighbors.”
A gaza boy has a rice plate.
Israel’s actions, incompatible with the permanence of the Palestinians in Gaza
On the other hand, the UN Human Rights Manager referred to Israel’s plans on Wednesday to force the population of Gaza to a small area in the south of the Strip.
The high commissioner said that these plans aggravate “even more” the concern that Israel’s actions “are aimed at inflict the Palestinians a living conditions increasingly incompatible with their permanence in Gaza as a group “.
Volker Türk insisted that there is no reason to believe that redoubled military strategies “will be successful now”, if for a year and eight months they have not led to a lasting resolution.
On the contrary, it will aggravate “the misery and suffering inflicted by the total blockade at the entry of basic products for almost nine weeks.”
In this regard, Türk pointed out that any use of The starvation of the civilian population as a method of war constitutes a crime of war.
He reiterated that the only lasting solution goes through the full fulfillment of international law.
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A humanitarian worker inspects a destroyed building in Ukraine (file).
Ukraine: multiple air attacks throughout the country leave new fatal and injured victims
The Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office (Ocha) reported Wednesday that multiple air attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday have caused new civil victims throughout the country.
“According to local authorities, the latest attacks in the cities of Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and kyiv caused the death of six civilians and left almost 30 people injured, including 10 children. They also reported housing damage, ”said Stephanie Tremblay, from the UN spokesperson’s Office of the UN Secretary in her usual meeting with the press.
Tremblay pointed out that, in the first -line regions, About 40 more victims were recorded, as well as damage to civil infrastructure. Hostilities damaged multiple residential buildings, electrical networks and agricultural assets.
After night attacks, help organizations provided emergency support and established response centers to complement the efforts of local authorities.
They also continued to support the evacuees of the border communities in the transit center of the city of Sumy. Almost 500 residents were evacuated from the border area only on the last day.
The Traffic Center provides temporary accommodation to newcomers, as well as food, hygiene products and other essential items, in addition to administrative, social, medical and psychological support.
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