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UN cites killing of UNRWA staffer Kamal, calls for independent inquiry
Summary
The United Nations said a UNRWA staff member named Kamal was found dead near a mass grave on March 30 and called for an independent investigation into his death and other killings of UNRWA staff.
The United Nations relayed details about the death of a UNRWA staff member identified in the briefing as Kamal, saying his body was discovered near a mass grave on March 30 alongside remains of Palestinian Red Crescent humanitarian workers.
The UN spokesperson said that Kamal, who had been wearing a clearly marked United Nations vest and driving a marked United Nations vehicle, disappeared for a week before his body was found. The briefing relayed that he was killed by multiple blows to the back of the skull.
UN officials and the UNRWA representative at the briefing said the killings of humanitarian personnel undermined aid operations and demanded accountability. The spokesperson quoted UN officials as calling for an independent investigation into Kamal's death and into other attacks on UNRWA staff.
The briefing reiterated that humanitarian personnel and assets marked with United Nations insignia should be protected under international humanitarian law and said that perceived impunity "opens the door to even more atrocities," in the spokesperson's words.
The UN did not provide additional investigative details, and the briefing did not identify any arrests or suspects in the case.
