Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres condemns all assaults on United Nations personnel and referred to as for a full investigation, deputy spokesman Farhan Haq informed reporters in New York.
“Because the battle in Gaza continues to take a heavy toll – not solely on civilians, but in addition on humanitarian staff – the Secretary-Basic reiterates his pressing name for an instantaneous humanitarian ceasefire and the discharge of all hostages,” he mentioned.
Taking questions from reporters, Mr Haq mentioned the United Nations was nonetheless gathering info on the incident. He later confirmed that the slain safety officer was a world workers member, the primary such demise on the United Nations within the Gaza battle.
Individually, the United Nations company for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reported that one other of its workers members had been killed within the battle, bringing the full to 188.
The 53-year-old senior venture officer is believed to have been killed in an Israeli assault on the central city of Deir al-Balah on Sunday after leaving Rafah.
