Waibhav Anil Kale is the first international casualty from the organisation since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October.
An Indian national working with the United Nations was killed in Gaza on Monday after the vehicle he was travelling in was attacked in the Rafah city, which lies in the southern part of the besieged enclave, The reported.
The worker was identified as 46-year-old Waibhav Anil Kale, the newspaper reported quoting unidentified officials. Kale was a member of the United Nations’s Department of Safety and Security and had begun working in Gaza in April.
The attack on Monday took place as the United Nations’ vehicle that Kale was travelling in was fired at while it moved from Rafah to the European Hospital in the city of Khan Younis.
Another United Nations official was also injured in the incident. It was not clear who fired at the vehicle, The reported.
Kale is the first international casualty from the organisation since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October. According to PTI, he was previously with the Indian Army.
Israel’s war on Gaza began after Palestinian militant group Hamas’ incursion into southern Israel on October 7 that killed 1,200 people.
