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UN SG condemns killing of 6 UNRWA workers in Gaza; Danon responds

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres commented on the killing of six UNRWA workers in the Gaza Strip by IDF forces, and said that "what is happening there is completely unacceptable. 

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres attends an interview at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2024. Reuters/David 'Dee' Delgado

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres attends an interview at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2024. Reuters/David 'Dee' Delgado

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres commented on the killing of six UNRWA workers in the Gaza Strip by IDF forces, and said that "what is happening there is completely unacceptable. 

A school that became a shelter for about 12,000 people was damaged today by Israeli airstrikes again." 

Israel's ambassador to the UN Danny Danon responded: "What is 'unacceptable' is the fact that the UN Secretary General refuses to recognize reality and continues to distort it. Terrorists who operate out of a civilian structure that was used by UNRWA in the past are not 'innocent actors'."

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