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UN relief agency spokesman bursts into tears over deaths of Palestinian children
Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:23 am
Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:23 am
A spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides aid to Palestinians in Gaza, broke down in tears during a TV interview in the aftermath of Wednesday’s fatal attack on a UN-run school, used as shelter.
Twenty people were reportedly killed after a shell hit the UNRWA school in Jabalia, Gaza, where 3,300 people had been taking refuge.
Chris Gunness, a spokesman for the UNRWA, was unable to check himself while giving an interview to Al Jazeera Arabic the same day.
“The rights of Palestinians, even their children, are wholesale denied,” he official said before breaking down sobbing in front of the camera.
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In a promptly-released condemnatory statement, the UN said its evidence suggested Israel was behind the attack.
“Children killed in their sleep; this is an affront to all of us, a source of universal shame,” the statement read.
The attack in Jabalia was the sixth time UN-run schools have been hit during Israel's current campaign.
Gunness has lately been active on Twitter condemning what he described as “serious violation of international law by Israeli forces.”
The Israeli military said it was still investigating the incident, and claimed the troops had to fire back after Palestinian militants fired mortar shells from the vicinity of the UNRWA school.
Gaza officials say at least 1,361 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed in the Israeli offensive on the enclave. Israel says it lost 56 soldiers in the conflict.
Twenty people were reportedly killed after a shell hit the UNRWA school in Jabalia, Gaza, where 3,300 people had been taking refuge.
Chris Gunness, a spokesman for the UNRWA, was unable to check himself while giving an interview to Al Jazeera Arabic the same day.
“The rights of Palestinians, even their children, are wholesale denied,” he official said before breaking down sobbing in front of the camera.
VIDEO
LINK
In a promptly-released condemnatory statement, the UN said its evidence suggested Israel was behind the attack.
“Children killed in their sleep; this is an affront to all of us, a source of universal shame,” the statement read.
The attack in Jabalia was the sixth time UN-run schools have been hit during Israel's current campaign.
Gunness has lately been active on Twitter condemning what he described as “serious violation of international law by Israeli forces.”
The Israeli military said it was still investigating the incident, and claimed the troops had to fire back after Palestinian militants fired mortar shells from the vicinity of the UNRWA school.
Gaza officials say at least 1,361 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed in the Israeli offensive on the enclave. Israel says it lost 56 soldiers in the conflict.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:27 am to fattybob
The Palestinians have had numerous opportunities to stop this and they refuse to do so. This is a mere cry for outrage to generate more and more Muslim extremists to unite in a jihad against Israel.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:29 am to 4LSU2
Israel is a terrorist organization. I'm not saying Palestine isn't either but Israel needs to stop acting like they're doing nothing wrong
Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:32 am to NJ El Tigre
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Israel is a terrorist organization.
This line of thinking would lead me to assume you also think the U.S. is a terrorist organization.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:35 am to NJ El Tigre
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Israel is a terrorist organization
how so?
Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:40 am to fattybob
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on a UN-run school, used as shelter and storage facility for Hamas rockets/munitions
FIFY
Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:42 am to fattybob
Stop shooting rockets into Israel, they cost like 600,000 a piece and the Hamas scumbags are starving in the street.
Egypt for gods sake is also conducting MILITARY operations against Gaza as we speak EGYPT!!!
Egypt for gods sake is also conducting MILITARY operations against Gaza as we speak EGYPT!!!
This post was edited on 7/31/14 at 6:44 am
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