UN head mourns loss of one its employees

The head of the World Health Organisation mourned the “devastating” loss of one of its employees in Gaza alongside her six-month-old baby, husband, and two brothers.

According to reports, multiple other family members sheltering in the same house were also killed. "I have no words to describe our grief,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, showing a photo of the victim, named Dima Alhaj.

“This loss comes on top of other losses in the UN family since 7 October: 108 UNRWA colleagues have been killed. This horror must end. All humanitarians and civilians must be protected,” he said adding "Ceasefire. NOW."