JERUSALEM, Oct 20 — The United Nations (UN) peace envoy for the Middle East condemned the continued attacks on civilians on Sunday, after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza's Beit Lahiya killed dozens late on Saturday.
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United Nations (UN) Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland addresses members of the UN Security Council during a meeting on the situation in the Middle East and Palestine, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the United States, on May 29, 2024. — Picture by REUTERS[/caption]
"This follows weeks of intensified operations resulting in scores of civilian fatalities and near total lack of humanitarian aid reaching populations in the north," said UN Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland.
Israel's military said it intensified attacks in northern Gaza in early October to prevent Hamas militants from regrouping.
87 people were killed or missing under the rubble after an Israeli attack on Saturday on Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, the enclave's Health Ministry said on Sunday.
The Israeli military has said it was investigating reports of the incident, which left one of the highest casualty tolls in months.
Gaza's Health Ministry says the strikes have killed hundreds since the Israeli campaign escalated.
— Reuters
