A member of the UN's safety team was killed in Rafah on their way to a hospital, the agency says.

The United Nations says one of its staff members was killed and another injured as they travelled to a hospital in southern Gaza on Monday.

It said the workers were travelling in a UN vehicle to the European Hospital near Rafah when it was struck.

The UN did not mention who it thought was responsible for the attack.

The Israeli military said an initial inquiry indicated the vehicle was struck in an active combat zone and it had not been made aware of its route.

Footage posted on social media and verified by the BBC shows a marked UN vehicle with multiple bullet holes outside the European Hospital.

  • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
    352·
    7 months ago

    The Israeli military said an initial inquiry indicated the vehicle was struck in an active combat zone and it had not been made aware of its route.

    How about the IDF just stops shooting at or bombing any vehicle that has a UN logo on it.

    I mean that would just make sense, right? Right??

    • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
      322·
      7 months ago

      The UN provides humanitarian aid to the Palestinians they are intent on starving to death. Israel wants them out.

    • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
      15·
      7 months ago

      and it had not been made aware of its route.

      As if that’s an excuse, seeing as when people do notify them they end up getting killed.

      • Carmakazi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        141·
        7 months ago

        To me, the wording of the Israeli statement implies it was them, though of course it’s not 100% certain. If they had even the flimsiest proof to pin it on Hamas they would go public with it immediately.

      • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
        102·
        7 months ago

        Seeing as the IDF, or Israeli Defense Forces, encompasses all 3 branches of military … the use of IDF is appropriate.

        • DarkGamer@kbin.social
          419·
          7 months ago

          And you’re presuming it was one of those three branches without evidence to that effect. Lot of presuming going on here.

          • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
            93·
            7 months ago

            So you’re saying that Hamas may have specifically targeted a UN vehicle, something they’ve never been found to have done since Oct 7?

            A quick reminder that the IDF has been found to have targeted clearly labelled NGO vehicles, killing people who were simply trying to feed Palestinians.

            • FarmTaco@lemmy.worldEnglish
              410·
              7 months ago

              Hamas: paragons of virtue, they’d never do something so uncouth as to target foreign nationals or innocents.

            • DarkGamer@kbin.social
              514·
              7 months ago

              I’m saying you shouldn’t make up a story without evidence and you should save your outrage until the facts are in. It’s not complicated. You don’t know what happened. Stop pretending you do.

              You are clearly eager to blame Israel without evidence.