Israel has violated “all the rules of war” in the Gaza Strip, the commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said, according to Anadolu.

“Escalation over the past 24 hours. More civilians are reported killed and injured,” Philippe Lazzarini said in a post on his X account.

“Attacks on schools and hospitals have been commonplace. The world must not become numb. All wars have rules. All of those rules have been broken.”

Lazzarini also emphasised that a ceasefire in Gaza is “long overdue,” calling for a halt to the attacks to protect civilians.

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