Belgian agency aid worker killed by Israeli air strike in Rafah

An aid worker who was part of Belgium's development efforts in Gaza has been killed in an Israeli strike on Rafah.

"It is with deep sadness and horror that we learn of the death of our colleague Abdallah Nabhan (33) and his seven-year-old son Jamal, last night, following a bombardment by the Israeli army in the eastern part of the city of Rafah," Caroline Gennez, Belgium's development minister, said in a statement on Thursday. 

Nabhan, whose nationality has not been disclosed, worked for Belgium's Enabel agency, helping small businesses.

At least seven people were killed by the Israeli strike on a building that housed about 25 people, according to the statement. 

"Abdallah was a father, a husband, a son, a human being. His story and that of his family is just one of tens of thousands," said Gennez. 

"The fact remains that the indiscriminate bombing of civilian infrastructure and innocent civilians goes against every international, humanitarian... law of war. The Israeli government bears a crushing responsibility here."