Israeli army claims UN vehicle hit in Rafah was in ‘combat zone’

The Israeli military said on Tuesday that a vehicle carrying UN staff that was hit in Rafah in southern Gaza was in an “active combat zone” at the time.

The United Nations said that a UN security services member was killed in an attack on a vehicle in Gaza on Monday, marking the first death of a UN international employee in the Palestinian territory since the war began more than seven months ago.