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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Foreign UN worker said killed in Gaza explosion; IDF denies carrying out strike
An injured United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) worker is taken into the al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital after an explosion in Gaza, Wednesday March 19, 2025.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A foreigner is killed and four other people are wounded in an explosion at a United Nations facility in central Gaza, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says.
The ministry says the cause of the explosion was an Israeli airstrike.
However, photos from the scene show that those hurt were from the United Nations Mine Action Service, which deals with clearing leftover explosive devices.
The IDF denies carrying out an airstrike on the facility.
“Contrary to reports, the IDF did not attack a UN compound in Deir al-Balah. The IDF calls on media outlets to exercise caution with unverified reports,” the military says
There is no immediate comment from the UN.
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