Thomas White, head of Gaza for the UN organization for Palestinian refugees, tells about the attack in community service X.
On Wednesday, Israel struck the UN building in the city of Khan Yunis with artillery, where about 800 people had taken shelter. The head of the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza tells about it Thomas White community service in X.
According to White, nine people were killed and 75 wounded in the attack.
– Two artillery shells hit a building sheltering around 800 people in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, White writes.
According to White, UNRWA and the World Health Organization (WHO) are trying to reach the site through the road agreed with the Israeli army, but the passage is blocked.
Spokesperson for UNRWA in Rafah Adnan Abu Hasna previously told the news channel Al-Jazeera that the army had not given advance warning of the attack.
– We haven’t been able to get in or out of the building for two days, because the Israeli tanks are really close to it, says Abu Hasna.