[News] Israeli reservist admits to 'blowing up' UN offices in war-ravaged Gaza

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Israeli reservist admits to 'blowing up' UN offices in war-ravaged Gaza
March 22, 2025
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A foreign worker who was wounded in an Israeli strike on a United Nations
headquarters site is brought into the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir
Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, 19 March 2025.

*An Israeli reservist has admitted in a recent interview that his unit has
been involved in destroying mosques and United Nations offices inside the
Gaza Strip.*

In a recorded conversation with American investigative journalist Jeremy
Loffredo, the reservist stated, “We have been training for one month and
then we got inside Gaza."

He went on to describe his unit’s mission, saying that their job was to
blow up houses, "mosques, and UN offices.”

“I remember we got into some UN office that was in charge of helping
families in Gaza that were affected by the war — and we destroyed it,” he
added.

Loffredo posted the interview on his X (formerly Twitter) page just one day
after the Israeli military claimed it had not targeted UN facilities in
Gaza.
*Screenshot of Loffredo's post on X*

On March 19, the Israeli military claimed, “Contrary to reports, the IDF
did not strike the UN compound in Deir al-Balah.”

However, on that same day, two UN guesthouses in Deir al-Balah were struck,
resulting in the death of a staff member from the United Nations Office for
Project Services (UNOPS) and injuries to five others.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed shock and sorrow over the
incident.

“The Secretary-General was deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the
death of a United Nations Office for Project Services staff member, when
two UN guesthouses in Deir al Balah were hit in strikes,” his spokesperson
said in a statement.

“The locations of all UN premises are known to the parties to the conflict,
who are bound by international law to protect them and maintain their
absolute inviolability.”

Guterres also extended condolences to the victim’s family and noted that at
least 280 UN personnel have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023.

The Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas condemned the Israeli attack as a
“flagrant violation of international humanitarian law,” calling it part of
Israel’s systematic targeting of civilians and aid workers.

The group criticized Israeli regime for seeking to terrorize relief staff
and worsen the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, saying that hundreds of
UNRWA and aid personnel have already been killed during the Israeli
genocide in Gaza.

Gaza’s Government Media Office also denounced the Israeli strike on the UN
center, calling it a deliberate attempt to obstruct humanitarian
assistance.

“This crime (is) part of a deliberate policy targeting UN and humanitarian
institutions to prevent them from fulfilling their duty to assist the
Palestinian people," the office said in a statement.

It urged the United Nations to take decisive action and called for an
urgent international investigation to hold Israeli regime accountable.
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