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UNRWA, the main United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, does not know whether Israel’s deadly strike on the southern Gaza city of Rafah damaged any of the agency’s buildings or killed any of its workers, spokesperson Juliette Touma told CNN Monday.
“The line of communication is very patchy, so we are not able to confirm that all UNRWA staff are accounted for,” Touma said.
The agency has 13,000 staff members working in Gaza, the majority of whom have been displaced and are taking refuge in several locations, including open areas, the spokesperson said.
“No place is safe in Gaza and no one is safe in Gaza including aid workers,” Touma said.
At least 35 people were killed in an Israeli strike on Rafah’s Tal Al Sultan last night, according to Gaza’s health authorities. Videos obtained by CNN showed tents on fire and charred bodies being pulled from the location. Israel said it killed two Hamas commanders in the strike using “precision munitions” and is reviewing the incident.
The movement of people inside Gaza is “so rapid and frequent” that it is difficult to keep up with their needs, Touma said, as UNRWA battles additional restrictions on bringing in aid since Israel started its military operation in Rafah on May 6.
“We’ve only been able to bring in just over 140 trucks, as of Thursday, and this is by far not enough,” Touma said.
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