NEW DELHI — The United Nations has launched an investigation into an unidentified strike on a UN car in Rafah on Monday (May 13) that killed its first international staff in Gaza since Oct 7, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General said. The staffer, a retired Indian Army officer named Waibhav Anil Kale, was working with the UN Department...
The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022.NEW DELHI — The United Nations has launched an investigation into an unidentified strike on a UN car in Rafah on Monday that killed its first international staff in Gaza since Oct 7, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General said.
On Wednesday, India's foreign ministry said its diplomatic missions were "in touch with relevant authorities" on the investigation, and helping to bring home the remains. Israel's international allies and aid groups have repeatedly warned against a ground incursion into Rafah, where many Palestinians fled, and Israel says four Hamas battalions are holed up. Israel says it must root out the remaining fighters.
Palestinian health authorities say Israel's ground and air campaign in Gaza since Oct 7 has killed more than 35,000 people and driven most of the enclave's 2.3 million people from their homes.
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