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88 United Nations staffers killed in Gaza, marks highest number of deaths in single war

According to The Times of Israel, the UN emphasized on Monday that 88 employees had died in Gaza, making it the greatest number of UN fatalities ever recorded in a single conflict. Since the start of the conflict on October 7, 88 employees of the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA have reportedly died.

A joint statement from the heads of all major UN agencies stated that the figure represents “the highest number of United Nations fatalities ever recorded in a single conflict.”
The statement further expressed outrage at the civilian death toll in Gaza and called for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”, The Times of Israel reported.
Meanwhile, it also demanded that Hamas release the hostages who were abducted from Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday declared that Israel will not agree to a ceasefire until the Hamas terror group releases the hostages it is holding, The Times of Israel reported. “Take this (word ‘ceasefire’) out of the lexicon. We will continue until we defeat them; we do not have an alternative,” Netanyahu is quoted saying in a statement from his office.

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