Israel’s war on Gaza live: UN condemns killing of foreign staffer in Gaza

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                        Boys watch smoke billowing during Israeli strikes east of Rafah [AFP]

  • UN chief calls for ‘full investigation’, condemns killing of first foreign staff member in Israel’s war on Gaza after car fired on by Israeli army in Rafah.
  • Israeli forces order medical staff at Rafah’s Kuwaiti Hospital to evacuate as Gaza’s Health Ministry warns that the health system could collapse across the Strip in “a few hours”.
  • Fierce clashes in Jabalia in north Gaza as Israel sends troops and tanks back into the area. The ground assault follows a night of intense air raids in the area.
  • At least 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah, according to the United Nations, as Israel expands its offensive in the southern city as well as northern Gaza.

Photos show damaged UN vehicle after Israeli attack that killed staffer

Screengrabs from video obtained and verified by Al Jazeera show heavy damage to a clearly marked UN vehicle after it came under fire by Israeli forces.

The UN confirmed a short while ago that this attack killed the organization's first foreign staff member in Israel’s war on Gaza.

A UN vehicle that came under fire by Israeli forces in Rafah, killing a UN staffer, May 13, 2024 [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]

A UN vehicle that came under fire by Israeli forces in Rafah, killing a UN staffer, May 13, 2024 [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]

Gaza government condemns killing of UN employee in Rafah.

The Government Media Office in Gaza has condemned the Israeli army for killing a foreign UN employee and injuring another staffer in Rafah while they were riding in a United Nations vehicle.

“They were targeted while they were riding in a United Nations vehicle bearing the United Nations flag and United Nations insignia”, a statement from the office says.

The statement shared on Telegram demanded “an end to the war of genocide” and blamed the US administration for Israel’s “war crimes”.

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