The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced that one of its warehouses and distribution center in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, was “hit” by a strike on Wednesday.
Juliette Touma, spokesperson for the UN agency, reported “many injuries”.
“At the moment we do not have more information on what exactly happened or on the number of UNRWA employees affected,” she added.
The Hamas Ministry of Health in the Palestinian territory indicated for its part that four people had been killed in the “bombing” of the warehouse.
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An AFP photographer saw victims arriving at al-Najjar hospital in Rafah, at least one of whom was identified by others at the hospital as a UN employee.
International efforts to send aid to Gaza
In the last 24 hours, at least 88 people have died in Israeli bombings which particularly affected the south of the Gaza Strip, which has been devastated and besieged since October 9 by Israel, the Ministry of Health of the Islamist movement Hamas said on Wednesday.
The international community is seeking to diversify routes to deliver vital aid to the population of Gaza on the verge of famine and constantly bombarded by Israel.
With no truce on the horizon and while aid by land under the control of Israel only enters Gaza in dribs and drabs, several countries as well as the European Union have decided on alternative routes, by sea and air.
A first boat loaded with 200 tonnes of food left the Cypriot port of Larnaca on Tuesday, using a corridor set up by the EU and several countries.
Cyprus, approximately 370 km from the coast of the Palestinian territory, announced that it was preparing a second, “much larger” load.
Four American army boats left the United States with around a hundred soldiers and the equipment necessary to build a pier and a dock in Gaza for the delivery of aid. humanitarian.
The trip is expected to take about 30 days and the facility will be ready “within 60 days,” according to American authorities.