The Israeli army bombarded and destroyed the building of Enabel, the development agency of Belgium’s federal government, in Gaza, prompting the country to summon the Israeli ambassador.
Caroline Gennez, the Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy, said on X that “targeting civilian buildings is and remains totally unacceptable” and that she is working with the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadja Lahbib, to summon the Israeli ambassador in the country.
Jean Van Wetter, the CEO of Enabel – Belgium, said on X: “Our office in Gaza has been totally destroyed yesterday in a bombing. Attacking civilian buildings is totally unacceptable. We are all shocked at Enabel. As a Government agency working for the common good in a framework of international humanitarian law, we cannot accept this.”
Wetter added, “To target civilians or civilian objects (including. buildings) violates #IHL. (International Humanitarian Law), @Enabel_Belgium supports the civilian population of #Gaza in education, employment, young entrepreneurship, green transition.”
The bombarded Belgian buildings is on Victor Hugu Street in Gaza City’s Rimal central neighborhood.
On Wednesday evening, the Israeli army said one of its commanders was killed in northern Gaza, bringing the number of soldiers, killed since October 7, 2023, to 561, including 224 since the beginning of the ground offensive on October 27, bringing the total number of Israeli, including soldiers, killed since October 7 to 1.139.
More than 1.9 Million of Gaza’s 2.2 Million are now displaced due to Israeli bombing of civilians areas across the Gaza Strip.
Israel has now killed at least 27.000 Palestinians, and injured more than 66.110, mostly women and children, in addition to the thousands of Palestinians who remain buried under the rubble of bombarded homes and buildings, and those killed in the streets and alleys of various parts of the Gaza Strip.
