Israeli strikes kill 1 UN worker in Gaza, 5 others 'severely' injured

A foreign United Nations worker died and five others were left injured in Gaza on Wednesday after Israel struck its headquarters in the region, the health ministry said in a statement.

A statement from the health ministry said there was “one death and five severe injuries among foreign staff working for UN institutions… due to the bombing of their headquarters by the occupation in the central governorate a short while ago,” adding they had been taken to the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

According to AFP, two of the UN workers had leg injuries and a third had bandages on both arms and abdomen, with traces of blood on his chest.

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Israel denies attacking UN building

Meanwhile, the Israeli army has said that it did not strike the UN building in Gaza.

“Contrary to reports, the IDF (army) did not strike a UN compound in Deir el-Balah,” the army said in a statement, while an army spokesperson told AFP: “I confirm there was no IDF operational activity there and that the IDF didn’t strike the UN compound.”

970 deaths in 2 days

The Hamas-run health ministry on Wednesday said that Israeli strikes have killed 970 Gazans in just two days. The country launched fresh attacks after talks on negotiations faltered.

The death toll from the war in the Gaza recorded by the ministry at midday on Monday (1000 GMT) stood at 48,577. By midday on Wednesday, the figure had risen to 49,547, it said.

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With inputs from AFP