The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for foreign policy and security, Josep Borrell, expressed his indignation after the killing of six humanitarian workers in Israeli airstrikes on a school managed by the United Nations in Gaza.
On Platform X, he recalled that Israel had hit a school in Nuseirat five times, which provides shelter to displaced people.
He emphasized that the international community cannot and must not accept non-compliance with the basic principles of international humanitarian law, especially the protection of civilians.
At least 18 people were killed in two Israeli attacks on the Al-Jaouni school, where around 12,000 displaced civilians took refuge, in the Nuseirat refugee camp, according to local health authorities.
Six staff members of the UN Palestine Refugee Agency (UNRWA) were said to be among the victims, including the head of the UNRWA shelter in the area.
Israel has been systematically targeting civilian facilities, including schools, hospitals and places of worship, amid its ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip.
According to the rules of war, targeting such civilian objects can constitute a war crime.
Last month, at least 100 people were killed and dozens injured in an Israeli attack on the Al-Taba’een school in Gaza City, where more than 6,000 displaced people have taken refuge.
Israel has continued its brutal offensive on Gaza since the Hamas attack last October despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire.
More than 41,100 people, mostly women and children, have since been killed and over 95,100 injured, according to local health authorities.
