UNRWA spokeswoman says aid operation ongoing at targeted Rafah aid centre
UNRWA spokeswoman Juliette Touma has told Al Jazeera that the Israeli strike that hit a UN aid distribution centre and warehouse in the eastern part of Rafah on Wednesday caused minimal damage to the supplies.
Touma said UNRWA was still distributing aid from the facility after the raid, which killed one of its workers and injured 22 others, and stressed that UN facilities must be protected at all times as mandated by international law.
“Too many times in this war have our facilities and personnel become a target,” the spokeswoman said. At least 165 UNRWA staff have been killed in Gaza since October 7 and more than 150 facilities hit, according to the agency.
Touma said UNRWA shares the coordinates of its facilities and activities every day with all warring parties, including Israel, and that the location of the Rafah warehouse had been included in a list shared a day before it was attacked.
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