The US Agency for International Cooperation is seeking explanations for the death of a Gaza collaborator and his family in a bomb attack
An employee of an NGO that is the Gaza counterpart of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) died along with his wife and two daughters as a result of an Israeli bombing, the organization reported this Saturday. for whom he worked. “We are deeply saddened to confirm the tragic loss of our colleague Hani Jnena (33), along with his family in Gaza, including his wife Abeer (32) and their two young daughters Mariam and Zayna, aged 4 and 2. “Global Communities, which works with governments and private sector entities on humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip, said in a statement.
Jnena's in-laws also died in the bomb attack. “The family was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Al Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City at the home of Hani's in-laws on Sunday, November 5,” the statement continued. They sought refuge there after fleeing air raids on their neighborhood in the same city. In the last communication between Jnena, the NGO's IT manager, and her colleagues in mid-October, she explained: “My daughters are very scared and I'm trying to keep them calm, but these bombings are frightening,” the NGO recalls in its Explanation.
As the Washington Post reports, the USAID contractor's death has led to calls within the agency for the Joe Biden administration to hold Israel accountable. A spokesman told Portal that the agency “regrets the deaths of the innocent civilians and many humanitarian workers who have died in this conflict, including brave people like Hani Jnena.” “The killing of the USAID contractor fuels internal protests for the White House. “Pressure on Israel,” headlines the newspaper.