UNRWA reveals details of the occupation's execution of one of its employees in Gaza.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) revealed details of the Israeli occupation's killing of one of its employees, describing it as a "field execution" and stating that its staff "are not a target."

UNRWA said that its employee, Kamal, who had served the agency for more than 20 years, left his home in Rafah on March 23, wearing a UN vest and driving a vehicle clearly marked with UN markings. However, the agency quickly lost contact with him.

The agency added that Kamal's whereabouts remained unknown for days, until his body was found in a mass grave, "alongside the remains of Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics killed by Israeli forces."

She explained that "based on information recently made available to UNRWA, the murdered father and husband was killed by one or more blows to the back of his skull, and was then buried next to members of the Palestinian Red Crescent team."

UNRWA confirmed that it had not received any direct response regarding Kamal's death, despite numerous requests submitted to the Israeli occupation government.

"Kamal worked with UNRWA for more than 20 years, leaving his wife and children behind," said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini. "This is one of many intolerable cases. Impunity opens the door to further atrocities."

Lazzarini called for independent investigations into the death of Kamal and all other UNRWA employees killed in Gaza, more than 310 of whom have been killed so far. The United Nations confirmed that it "suffered a higher number of casualties among its ranks during the Gaza war than in any other conflict since the organization's founding."

For its part, the UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory expressed its shock at the "apparent extrajudicial execution of a UNRWA staff member" and called for an urgent investigation and for those responsible to be brought to justice.

In this context, the office stated that "Israeli forces opened fire on clearly marked ambulances and rescue vehicles belonging to the Palestinian Red Crescent and Civil Defense, killing 15 relief workers."

The Office affirmed that these crimes reflect a "horrific and systematic" pattern of violations of the principles of international humanitarian law.

He pointed to reports of "the deaths of Palestinians in Israeli custody," raising serious concerns that they may have been subjected to torture and murder, including prominent orthopedic surgeon Adnan al-Barsh, whose body has been withheld by Israeli authorities for more than a year.

The Human Rights Office stressed that "the intentional killing of civilians in the context of an armed conflict, if proven, constitutes a war crime," expressing its grave concern about "the widespread and recurring nature of unlawful killings, including extrajudicial executions, and the apparent lack of effective action by Israeli forces to curb or hold accountable those responsible in most of these cases, indicating that these crimes are not isolated incidents, but rather enjoy the tacit approval of the military and civilian leadership."