USAID Contractor and Family Killed in Gaza Airstrike

The death sparks internal protest within USAID, calling for intensified pressure on Israel to limit civilian casualties.

Hani Jnena, a USAID contractor, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, along with his wife, their two young daughters, and her family.
Jnena's death has sparked internal protest within USAID, with officials calling for the Biden administration to intensify pressure on Israel to limit civilian casualties.
Since the conflict began on October 7, health officials in Hamas-run Gaza report over 17,000 people have been killed, two-thirds of them women and children.
USAID employees have been prominent in recent open letters by U.S. government employees objecting to U.S. policy in support of Israel’s continued offensive.
Israel’s offensive is in response to an Oct. 7 Hamas assault in Israel that killed about 1,200 people.