Women and children said to be among the dead after Israeli airstrike; outcry over Israel’s ‘devastating’ decision to ban UnrwaAt least 60 Palestinian people were killed with 17 others missing under the rubble after an Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya on Tuesday, Gaza health ministry official Marwan Al-Hams has told journalists (see post at 07.50 for more details – a death toll of 55 was previously reported).As we mentioned in the opening summary, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, has warned Israel’s implementation of a law banning the UN Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) from operating in Israel would have “devastating consequences for Palestine refugees”. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/oct/29/middle-east-israel-unrwa-gaza-un-lebanon-hamas-hezbollah
Author : Yohannes Lowe
Publish date : 2024-10-29 08:24:48
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Middle East live: 60 reported killed in northern Gaza as fears grow over Israel’s ban on UN aid agency
