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US urges probe into deadly Israeli strike on UN facility in Gaza

By Jacob Magid 14 March 2024, 6:20 pm 3 Edit

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

A Palestinian boy sits among rubble in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on March 13, 2024. (AFP)
A Palestinian boy sits among rubble in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on March 13, 2024. (AFP)

The White House calls for a swift investigation into an Israeli airstrike on a UN food distribution facility in Gaza yesterday.

Israel said the strike killed a Hamas commander whom it targeted, but the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry health says it killed four more people including a UN worker.

White House National Security Spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters the United States is very concerned about the strike and calls for a swift investigation by the Israelis as to exactly what happened.

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