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Israel's war on Gaza has killed 207 staff members at Unrwa, says agency
19 August 2024 14:10 BST
The UN refugee agency for Palestinians, Unrwa, has said that 207 of its staff members had been killed by Israel's war on Gaza, "including in the line of duty".
"They were engineers, teachers, medical staff. They were humanitarian workers. On #WorldHumanitarianDay and every day we remember and pay tribute to them all," the agency said on its official X account on Monday.
207 @UNRWA team members have been killed in #Gaza since the war began – including in the line of duty.
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) August 19, 2024
They were engineers, teachers, medical staff. They were humanitarian workers. On #WorldHumanitarianDay and every day we remember and pay tribute to them all.#ActForHumanity pic.twitter.com/NsPA98am88