383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza: UN

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli army airstrike in Khan Younis (Mariam Dagga/AP)

A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024 – nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas, the UN humanitarian office said.

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said the record number of killings must be a wake-up call to protect civilians caught in conflict and all those trying to help them.