The ICRC (International Red Cross), the UN and several governments including Switzerland expressed outrage after Israel hit a hospital in Gaza and UN shelters and offices, including the head office of Unrwa, the main relief organization. According to the BBC, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apologized for the strike to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, “but [he] said Palestinian fighters had been firing from the UN site.”
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 15 January 2009 at 23:37 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 15 January 2009.
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Tags: Gaza, ICRC, outrage, Switzerland, UN Olmert, Unwra
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