‘Unacceptable and abhorrent’ attacks on UN centre must stop: UN

The United Nations has now confirmed that at least 12 people have been killed and more than 75 wounded, 15 critically, following an Israeli strike around a UN centre sheltering thousands of civilians in southern Gaza.

“Persistent attacks on civilian sites in Khan Younis are utterly unacceptable and must stop immediately,” said Thomas White, an official with the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

“The situation in Khan Younis underscores a consistent failure to uphold the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law: distinction, proportionality and precautions in carrying out attacks. This is unacceptable and abhorrent and must stop,” said White.