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This horrific strike is yet another in a deadly series of recent mass casualty incidents, alongside a massive displacement campaign, in the north of Gaza that raises serious concerns about violations of international humanitarian law,
Tor Wennesland said in a statement
This was a horrifying incident with a horrifying result,
Matthew Miller told reportersIt is imperative for Israel to allow emergency rescue services access to such sites in North Gaza. In some cases, rescue workers themselves have been attacked while trying to reach the injured,
Jeremy Laurence saidThe Kamal Adwan Hospital and the entire vicinity is a war zone. The hospital is left with no resources; no medical supplies; no medical staff. This is because many of our specialised doctors and surgeons have been detained,
Dr Hussam Abu Safiya saidBoth my sons with their entire families were killed. My unmarried daughter was also killed,
the woman said, weepingAs you can see, there are martyrs all over the place,
he said, pointing to two dead bodies under the rubbleWhat’s happening in Beit Lahia is happening in many other places in northern Gaza,
said Michael Milshtein, a former Israeli military intelligence officer
It was one of the most difficult nights not just for the hospital, but for everyone here,
he saidIt is critically important... that Israel be mindful of achieving a larger strategic success, and that (Israel) be mindful of finding a way to end this campaign in a way that brings the hostages home, in a way that ensures their security,and not just continuing in an endless, perpetual conflict,
Miller said
If UNRWA is unable to operate, it'll likely see the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza,
said UNICEF spokesperson James Elder, who has worked extensively in Gaza since the war began
The Israeli government's policy is making it increasingly difficult for Palestinians to access life-saving assistance and basic services such as healthcare and education,
Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide added
When Israel denies the UN agency that is responsible for providing for these refugees and their descendants, it has the obligation to provide [aid] itself,
Michael Sfard told DW's Emily GordineIf any other country would do it, let's say a country in Africa, I'm sure Germany would be in the top of the countries that would demand to put such pressure on this country that it will backtrack this horrendous violation, not only of international conventions and law, but also of the rights of innocent people,
Sfard addedWe saw an unconscious male with no pulse and no breathing... but his injury was critical and we had to pronounce him deceased,
emergency service provider Magen Adam David said after sirens were activated in the townBy targeting UNRWA, Israel aims to destroy the two-state solution and prevent the return of Palestine refugees to their homeland,
the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on TuesdayThey provide, education. They provide health care. They provide some of the most basic needs, for people who have been living there for decades,
Pope said of UNRWAEight Austrian army soldiers from the UNIFIL contingent [United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon] were injured today at 12:58 p.m. [1058 GMT] by a rocket hit in Camp Naqoura; none of them seriously,
a statement saidA rocket hit UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqoura, setting a vehicle workshop on fire,
the force said in a statementGermany is probably the number one enabler, together with America, of course, of Israeli violations of international law,
he saidIt is the legal and moral obligation of the international community to take a strong stance against attempts to ban UNRWA, which was established by a UN General Assembly resolution,
it said