The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, complained on X Monday evening that Israeli military operations on UNRWA schools had resulted in the death of a UNRWA worker.
#Gaza on two separate incidents the Israeli Forces opened fire on an @UNRWA school in Khan Younis (southwest). As a result, two @UNRWA colleagues on duty were shot, one was killed. Despite multiple attempts, we couldn't retrieve his body.Humanitarian workers #NotATarget, they…
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) February 12, 2024
The UNRWA has seen a pause in funding from multiple countries, including the United States, after it was claimed that at least 12 members of UNRWA staff had participated in Hamas's October 7 terror attack.
Following an investigation, the IDF located a Hamas terror tunnel underneath the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza.
In addition, past IDF raids have revealed Hamas weaponry and infrastructure embedded within UNRWA schools and infrastructure.
