UN says an international staffer was killed and 5 others wounded in an explosion in the Gaza Strip

The United Nations says an international staffer was killed and five others wounded in an explosion in the Gaza Strip

Wednesday 19 March 2025 13:28 GMT

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The United Nations says an international staffer was killed and five others wounded in an explosion in the Gaza Strip.

Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the U.N. Office for Project Services, said the cause of Wednesday’s blast remains unclear but that an explosive ordnance was “dropped or fired.”

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UN says an international staffer was killed and 5 others wounded in an explosion in the Gaza Strip

The United Nations says an international staffer was killed and five others wounded in an explosion in the Gaza Strip

UN says an international staffer was killed and 5 others wounded in an explosion in the Gaza Strip

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