(KUNA) -- Chief UNRWA Officer and Spokesman in Geneva Matthias Burchard told reporters Friday that UNRWA is extremely worried after the Israeli forces dropped leaflets throughout the Gaza strip warning it will attack homes alleged to hide weapons. "UNRWA is extremely concerned about this new policy that threatens directly homes of civilians," he added.
| Any concern over whether they're chock full of weapons?.... [Chirrup!] |
He added, that this morning the Israeli forces withdrew from the Maghazi refugee camp, which lodges 23,000 Palestinian refugees, located in the centre of the Strip. The result of the nearly 3 day military incursion, he said, is 17 dead Palestinians, and 107 wounded.
| All are innocents, of course, the majority puppies and kittens... |
"UNRWA is presently assessing the damage, but it is clear already that considerable damage has been done, including to UNRWA installations. Especially worrying was that residents could not flee the fighting, partly also due to embankments the Israelis had built for their tanks. Residents were lying on the floor as the only means of trying to protect themselves," he said. Burchard explained that this destruction comes just days after widespread destruction in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza strip of 4 UNRWA schools and a health clinic, all of course widely identifiable as UN installations. Concerning access, Burchard said that it has become erratic in terms of movement within the strip, and precarious for getting anything in, a gamble of getting something out, and tragic for locals wishing to leave or return via Rafah. |