Sunday, August 3, 2014

UN chief condemns air strikes on UN Gaza school which killed ten

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has described a deadly attack on a UN school as a "moral outrage and a criminal act".
Mr Ban called for those responsible for the "gross violation of international humanitarian law" to be held accountable.
             
In a statement, Mr Ban strongly condemned the shelling of the school in Rafah in southern Gaza that killed at least 10 civilians.


The school was sheltering 3,000 displaced persons and Mr Ban said the "Israel Defense Forces have been repeatedly informed of the location of these sites." 
The Israeli military declined immediate comment on the attack, the second to hit a school in less than a week......................http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0803/634895-gaza-israel/
3/8/14

2 comments:

  1. ISRAEL'S 'NEW PHASE' Troops redeployed as Gaza school hit in airstrike...

    Ten people were killed in Gaza Sunday after a United Nations school sheltering displaced people was hit in an airstrike, as Israel signaled a possible scaling back of its troops.

    A U.N. official said appeared to be an Israeli airstrike. The Israeli military had no immediate comment, though it confirmed it was redeploying along the Gaza border for a "new phase" of an operation aimed at stopping rocket fire toward Israel and destroying the Hamas underground tunnel network.

    "We have indeed scaled down some of the presence and indeed urged Palestinians in certain neighborhoods to come back to their homes," said Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a military spokesman.

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack near the Rafah school as both "a moral outrage and a criminal act."

    Several Israeli tanks and other vehicles were seen leaving Gaza a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested troops would reassess operations after completing the demolition of Hamas tunnels under the border. Security officials said the tunnel mission was winding down and Israel would soon be taking its troops out of the strip.

    The Wall Street Journal, citing witnesses, reported that Israeli tanks began to pull back toward the border late Saturday.

    The Wall Street Journal reported that Netanyahu's government is divided on what course to take following the completion of the tunnel operation. Some have pushed for a continuation of the all-out offensive, known as Operation Protective Edge. Others believe the best course is to end the offensive, keep a blockade operated jointly with Egypt in place, and mobilize international opinion to convince Hamas to disarm.

    A former Israeli security official told The Journal that Netanyahu's government would have three days to decide their next move after the completion of the tunnel operation, while Israeli forces would redeploy to the border regions......................http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/08/03/israeli-forces-regroup-near-gaza-border-after-netanyahu-issues-new-warning-to/

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  2. Netanyahu urges Ban to postpone probe into shelling of UN facilities in Gaza....

    The UN chief was very emotional about the civilian casualties in Gaza and the importance of finding a solution to the conflict, an Israeli official said.

    NEW YORK - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon clashed Tuesday evening over the killing of Palestinian civilians when Israel attacked UNRWA facilities during the Gaza fighting this summer, Israeli officials said................http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.618747
    2/10/14

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