Violent clashes between settlers and Palestinians have resulted in multiple fatalities throughout 2024.
"Israel's actions appear to also meet the definition of ethnic cleansing" in the areas where Palestinians will not be able to return, HRW added.
"Most of Gaza is now a wasteland of rubble," acting UN aid chief Joyce Msuya told the council.
The Hamas media office said at least 73 people had been killed in the strike. No official casualty figures were immediately available from the health ministry however Medway Abbas, a senior health ministry official, said the figures were accurate.
The work is hard, and at times grim. In March, the family built a tomb for one of Shamali's sons, Ismail, killed while running household errands.
UN chief Antonio Guterres deplored the killings, which he also said included six UNRWA colleagues.
UNRWA called it the highest death toll among its staff in a single incident.
Israel, which has been at war with Palestinian fighters in Gaza since Hamas's October 7 attack, is also engaged in near-daily clashes with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement on its northern border with Lebanon.
He cited an opinion released by the UN top court in July that called Israel's occupation illegal and said this situation must be "comprehensively addressed". Israel has rejected the opinion.
Renowned actress Jaya Ahsan penned a heartfelt note today addressing the devastation caused by the Israel-Palestine conflict. She further conveyed a sense of guilt, acknowledging the contrast between her ability to lead a normal life and that of the displaced Palestinians, who must grapple with the uncertainty of survival.
For decades after independence, India’s approach to the world was shaped by its historical experience of colonialism.
