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Two employees killed in strike on UN building in Gaza: UN source

Two staff members from UNOPS and UNMAS lost their lives in an attack on a UN facility in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, underscoring the dangers confronting humanitarian personnel in the conflict.

AFP WORLD
Published March 19,2025
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Two United Nations employees were killed in a strike on one of the global body's buildings in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, a UN source told AFP on Wednesday.

The two dead were employees of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the UN mine-mitigation service UNMAS, the source said.