Nidal al-Mughrabi, Bassam and Masoud |Israel said on Wednesday that its airstrike on a UN food distribution centre in southern Gaza killed a Hamas commander who had been targeted but Palestinian health officials said it also killed four more people including a UN worker. There was no immediate confirmation from Hamas that he was a member of the group now battling against Israeli forces in Gaza. Earlier, the main UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) said one of its facilities had been hit in Rafah, an area in southern Gaza where more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million population is sheltering. At least one UNRWA staff member was among the five killed and 22 others were injured, the agency said and the facility’s coordinates had been shared with the Israeli military. Hamas has denied Israel’s accusations and says Israel is using famine to pressure the Palestinian population.

Source: GNN Liberia March 14, 2024 09:27 UTC