Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, said one of the largest UN shelters in Gaza’s Khan Younis was hit yesterday, resulting in the killing of six civilians.

“Terrified staff, patients and displaced people are now trapped inside the few remaining hospitals in Khan Younis as heavy fighting continues,” he said.

Lazzarini further called on all the parties to “take every precaution to minimise harm and protect civilians, medical facilities and personnel and UN premises in accordance with the international law”.

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