First UN International Staff Member Killed in Rafah : Cate Brown and Karen DeYoung / The Washington Post
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"A U.N. staff member employed by the U.N. Department of Safety and Security was killed while traveling in a U.N. vehicle from Rafah to the European Hospital in the southwest corner of Khan Younis, Another U.N. staffer was injured in the attack.
The person killed was Waibhav Anil Kale, 46, an Indian national who began work as a U.N. security service coordinator in Gaza last month. Married, with two teenage children, Kale had been traveling in a clearly marked U.N. vehicle to the European Hospital in Rafah, said the people familiar with the incident."
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A UN staff member was killed on Monday in an attack on a car marked with U.N. flag. traveling to the European Hospital in Rafah. This is the first fatality among UN international staff.
The UN is investigating the circumstances but staff in Rafah believe the vehicle was hit by fire from an Israeli tank. A female UN staff member was injured, but managed to crawl out of the vehicle, take cover and phone for help.
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Excerpts:
"A U.N. staff member employed by the U.N. Department of Safety and Security was killed while traveling in a U.N. vehicle from Rafah to the European Hospital in the southwest corner of Khan Younis, Another U.N. staffer was injured in the attack.
The person killed was Waibhav Anil Kale, 46, an Indian national who began work as a U.N. security service coordinator in Gaza last month. Married, with two teenage children, Kale had been traveling in a clearly marked U.N. vehicle to the European Hospital in Rafah, said the people familiar with the incident."
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