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UNRWA Seeks U.N. Panel to Investigate Killings of More Than 390 Staff in Gaza

The request signals rising pressure for accountability within the U.N.

Palestinians inspect the site of evacuated UNRWA school following Israeli strikes, at al-Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, September 13, 2025. REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini leaves after a press conference on the last day of his mandate at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Overview

  • UNRWA's chief Philippe Lazzarini called Tuesday for a high-level U.N. panel to investigate the killing of the agency's staff in Gaza.
  • He said talks with the U.N. Secretary-General's office and member states in New York have begun, but ongoing hostilities have delayed any formal launch.
  • More than 390 UNRWA employees have been killed during the two-year war, which the agency says is the deadliest period in its history.
  • Lazzarini warned this month that if UNRWA collapses, Israel would have to take over humanitarian services for Palestinians in Gaza.
  • Gaza's health ministry reports more than 72,000 Palestinians killed since October 2023, while Israel says Hamas-led attackers killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostages.