Flags flew at half-mast at United Nations compounds across Asia, as staff observed a minute’s silence in memory of colleagues killed in Gaza during Israel’s bombing.
The blue and white UN flag was lowered at 9:30am local time at offices in Bangkok, Tokyo and Beijing, a day after the world body reported “a significant number of deaths and injuries” in strikes on a facility in Gaza.
The UN agency supporting Palestinians (UNRWA) has announced that more than 100 of its employees have died in the Gaza Strip since the start of the crisis.
