A UN shelter has been struck in Khan Younis. The shelter struck was a training center run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), where about 800 people were seeking refuge from the intense fighting in Gaza.
According to the UNRWA, two tank shells hit the shelter on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, killing at least nine people and injuring 75 others. The UNRWA condemned the attack as a “blatant disregard of basic rules of war” and said the coordinates of the shelter were shared with the Israeli authorities, who denied responsibility for the incident. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said they were investigating the possibility that the strike was a result of Hamas fire.
The incident was one of the many examples of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where more than 1.7 million people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, which started in October 2023.The UN has warned that Palestinians in Gaza face inhumane, squalid conditions, struggling to simply make it through another day without proper shelter, heating, sanitary facilities, food and drinkable water.
