UN blames Israelis for attack on compound but doesn't mention Hamas, says forced to reduce Gaza footprint

The United Nations is erstwhile again nether the microscope for blaming Israel for an onslaught connected a compound arsenic it opts to curb its footprint successful Gaza, according to the satellite body.

The spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a connection noting the U.N. had "taken the hard determination to trim the Organization’s footprint successful Gaza" adjacent arsenic "humanitarian needs soar." 

U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric claimed that "information presently available" indicated that a onslaught connected the U.N.’s Deir al Balah compound connected March 19 was "caused by an Israeli tank." One U.N. worker was killed successful the incident, and six others were wounded, Dujarric said. 

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U.N. office successful New York City connected Aug. 21, 2014. (iStock)

On the day of the incident, the Israel Defense Forces Tweeted that "contrary to reports, the IDF did not onslaught a U.N. compound successful Deir el Balah." The IDF asked media outlets "to enactment with caution regarding unverified reports."

The IDF told Fox News Digital Monday that the U.N.'s assertion was "absolutely not accurate." 

While his connection named Israel, it stopped abbreviated successful naming the violent radical Hamas oregon different extremist groups operating successful Gaza. "The determination of this U.N. compound was good known to the parties to the conflict," Dujarric continued. "I reiterate that each parties to the struggle are bound by planetary instrumentality to support the implicit inviolability of U.N. premises. Without this, our colleagues look intolerable risks arsenic they enactment to prevention the lives of civilians." Dujarric added that the "Secretary-General strongly condemns these strikes and demands a full, thorough and autarkic probe connected this incident."

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Israeli troops deployed to Gaza. (IDF)

Foundation for Defense of Democracies probe expert Joe Truzman told Fox News Digital that Dujarric’s connection gave the "impression… that the United Nations has deliberately avoided criticizing Hamas and the different Palestinian violent groups successful Gaza for fearfulness of creating friction with the equipped groups. This failed strategy has lone emboldened Hamas and its allies, allowing them to exploit UNRWA facilities successful Gaza with impunity. Time and again, authorities person uncovered violent infrastructure connected to UNRWA facilities, including bureau employees who were members of violent groups and committed atrocities connected October 7."

On March 23, the IDF killed Hamas governmental bureau subordinate Ismail Barhoum portion helium was purportedly operating retired of Nassar Hospital successful Khan Younis, Gaza. After media outlets, including Al Jazeera, claimed that Barhoum was being treated astatine the hospital, IDF planetary spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani Tweeted that Barhoum had "held meetings with different terrorists and elder figures successful the violent organization" portion remaining "in the infirmary for galore weeks."

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U.N. and the World Health Organization vehicles hold to participate the Gaza Strip with assistance intended for hospitals connected April 25, 2024. (Majdi Fathi/TPS)

Truzman said the IDF’s mentation was "highly plausible." 

"Hamas has go highly skilled astatine persuading the nationalist that it does not run from civilian infrastructure – a demonstrably mendacious assertion," Truzman said. In a maneuver helium has "witnessed for years," helium said that "Hamas and its allies deliberately embed themselves wrong civilian areas to evade detection." 

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Israeli soldiers beryllium connected a vessel successful the bluish Gaza Strip connected March 18, 2025. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)

"The nationalist indispensable recognize that Hamas’ apical precedence is not safeguarding Palestinian civilians but ensuring the Islamist group’s survival," Truzman said.

Following a ceasefire and partial hostage speech that saw 25 surviving and 8 deceased hostages returned to Israel and astir 2,000 Palestinian prisoners released, struggle has returned to Gaza. With enactment from the Trump White House, Israel chopped humanitarian assistance to Gaza earlier this period successful bid to unit Hamas into an hold of the ceasefire, and to escaped the hostages.