The Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health confirmed the incident.
A Palestinian worker stands next to boxes of aid stained with blood, at an UNRWA aid distribution center following an Israeli strike, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 13, 2024., the southern Gaza city bordering Egypt, the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said. This distribution center is run by United Nations Relief and Works Agency , the main UN agency operating inside of Gaza.
The Gaza Ministry of Health said the UN distribution center was hit by shelling. ABC News has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment on the attack.Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner-General of the UNWRA, called for an "independent inquiry" into violations against the Israeli military’s targeting of UN sites in Gaza.
"Every day, we share the coordinates of all our facilities across the Gaza Strip with parties to the conflict. The Israeli Army received the coordinates including of this facility yesterday," Lazzarini said in a post on X after the attack."The @UN, its personnel, premises and assets must be protected at all times.
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