World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that a staff member’s seven-year-old niece was killed due to an airstrike two days ago in Gaza’s Rafah.

The WHO worker, his spouse and child were injured while their home was destroyed “amid intensified bombardment”, Tedros said in a post on X.

“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy and loss. Other colleagues have suffered such losses over these last seven months,” the WHO chief added.

Tedros highlighted that the deadly incident was “another devastating example of how unsafe it is in Rafa and across Gaza”.

He said the WHO was supporting the colleague and his family to get them medical care. “We call for the protection of all humanitarian workers and all civilians. We call for a ceasefire,” the WHO chief stated.