The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) confirmed that at least 11 workers have been killed as a result of airstrikes in Gaza since Saturday.

The dead included five UNRWA professors, a gynaecologist, an engineer, a psychological consultant and three support members, according to a statement from the UN agency.

“Some of them were killed in their homes with their families,” Jenifer Austin, deputy director of affairs for UNRWA in Gaza, said in statements included in the note.

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In addition, 30 UNRWA students – 17 girls and 13 boys – died as a result of the indiscriminate bombings, with eight other minors injured.

The organization denounced that since October 7 – when the conflict broke out – it has recorded “collateral and direct” damage in 20 of its facilities, “including schools housing displaced civilians affected by airstrikes,” alongside UNRWA. headquarters in Gaza.

“United Nations buildings, schools and other civilian infrastructure, including those housing displaced families, should never be attacked,” he recalled in the note.

For its part, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that four paramedics were killed in Gaza last Wednesday.

He accused Israel of directly attacking an ambulance in northern Gaza and that the event occurred when an Israeli plane bombed the vehicle. Three people died there.

The fourth person died while carrying out humanitarian work at the Karmi crossing.

These deaths are in addition to those recorded since Saturday by the Gaza Ministry of Health, which included an additional six paramedics. (JO)