Israel assures that it is investigating the death of a UN worker in an attack carried out on Monday in Rafah, in Gaza

The Israeli Army affirms that the incident took place “in an active combat zone”, without ruling on responsibility.

May 14. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israeli Army has assured that it is investigating the attack in which a foreign worker from the United Nations Department of Security (DSNU) died on Monday and has stated that the incident took place “in an active combat zone”, without commenting on the cause. authorship of the event.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have stressed that they have received information about the incident, in the city of Rafah (southern), and have added that their preliminary review shows that the vehicle in which he was traveling was hit “in the midst of fighting.” in an area defined as an active combat zone.

Likewise, he has indicated to the Israeli newspaper ‘The Times of Israel’ that the route of the vehicle was not known in advance to the Army and has declined to confirm who opened fire. “All details of the incident are being reviewed,” he concluded.

The office of the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, confirmed the death of a foreign DSNU worker in the event and added that a second was injured, while detailing that the vehicle was hit “when it was heading to the European Hospital in Rafá. “, according to Guterres’ deputy spokesman, Farhan Haq.

Haq himself explained that some 190 UN workers have died in Gaza since October 7, mostly Palestinian workers from the United Nations Refugee Agency in the Near East (UNRWA), and stressed that the deceased would be the first foreign worker of the organization who died since the beginning of the Israeli offensive after the attacks carried out by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).