Save the Children denounces the death of an employee in another Israeli attack in Khan Younis, the NGO’s second since the start of the war
MADRID, 30 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
At least 40 people have died in an Israeli bombing that occurred this Saturday against a residential building in northern Gaza, on a day of new bombings in the Palestinian enclave that have also resulted in the death of an employee of the NGO Save the Children , the second since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in October 2023.
The Gaza Civil Defense has specified that the attack occurred in the Tal Al Zaatar area and that inside the building there were mainly groups of displaced people from other parts of the north of the enclave, according to a statement collected by the Palestinian news agency Maan .
The authorities of the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), have this Saturday raised the death toll to nearly 44,400 and more than 105,100 injured due to the offensive launched by Israel against the enclave after the attacks of the October 7, 2023, which left some 1,200 dead and nearly 250 kidnapped in Israeli territory.
SAVE THE CHILDREN CONFIRMS EMPLOYEE KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACK
On the other hand, the NGO Save the Children reported this Saturday that an employee has died in an Israeli bombing in the south of the Palestinian enclave.
The NGO declares itself “devastated and outraged” by the murder of its employee Ahmad Faisal Islim al Qadi, 39, who had worked for the administrative team in Gaza since May 2024.
Al Qadi “was killed early Saturday afternoon when he was returning home with his wife and three-year-old daughter from the mosque” in the town, one of the epicenters of Israeli attacks in the southern Strip.
He is the second Save the Children staff member to die in an Israeli airstrike since the war began in October 2023. Sameh Ewaida, 39, as well as his wife, four children and family members died in December 2023.
“There are not enough words to express the pain and outrage we feel over the loss of Ahmad in an Israeli airstrike. He was a valued member of our team and was greatly loved by all who knew him,” Inger said. Ashing, executive director of Save the Children International, who demands immediate “accountability” for Israeli attacks against members of her organization and other humanitarian employees.