Israeli military criticized by UN ambassador, calls for significant modifications.

The US Ambassador to the UN is expressing frustration with the Israeli military after strikes that resulted in the deaths of several UN-aligned personnel in the region.

At a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday, Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield expressed regret over the "avoidable" deaths resulting from the conflict.

Thomas-Greenfield stated that we will persist in advocating for Israel to enable humanitarian activities, safeguard humanitarian personnel and infrastructure, including the UNRWA school bombed by the IDF in Nusseirat.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is known as UNRWA.

She stated, "We have consistently conveyed to Israel that there is no justification for its troops to fire on UN vehicles, which have been clearly marked, as has happened multiple times."

Last week, the Israeli Defense Forces struck a former school that has been converted into a UNRWA civilian shelter, resulting in the deaths of 18 people, six of whom were UNRWA personnel.

The Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, previously defended the strike on the UNRWA shelter, arguing that the entire agency has been infiltrated by terrorists and sympathizers, including those working at the destroyed shelter.

"What is the length of time the U.N. will remain in denial about the Hamas takeover of UNRWA?" Danon inquired this week. "The nine terrorists killed in yesterday's IDF strike had blood on their hands and were involved in the October 7 massacre."

According to Juliette Touma, a UNRWA spokesperson, Israeli authorities have not requested the organization to provide them with a list of staff killed in yesterday's attack on the UNRWA school. Touma stated that the names of those killed, as mentioned in the Israeli Army's statement today, were not flagged to UNRWA by Israeli authorities in previous occasions prior to this incident.

On Monday, the U.S. ambassador pointed out the persistent danger of Hamas infiltrating civilian organizations.

"Thomas-Greenfield stated that Hamas continues to use civilian sites for operations and pose a threat, despite the ongoing conflict. He emphasized that this behavior shows Hamas' disregard for Palestinian civilians in Gaza. He urged both sides to stop the violence and protect innocent people."

Last month, UNRWA fired nine individuals who were suspected of participating in the Hamas massacre of 1,200 people, including over 30 Americans, on October 7th in southern Israel.

During a press briefing, Farhan Haq, the U.N. secretary general's spokesperson, stated that there was enough evidence to conclude that nine individuals may have been involved in the 7th of October attacks.

Planet Chronicle Digital's Benjamin Weinthal contributed to this report.