UN says Israel deliberately targeting civilians
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Gaza City, Jan 7, IRNA -- United Nations officials in Gaza City said that Israel is deliberately targeting civilians in Gaza Strip after Israel killed 40 Palestinians at UN School on Tuesday.
Spokesman for the UN Relief and Works Agency Christopher Gunness told reporters that UNRWA is “99.9 percent certain” that there was no militants or military activity in the UN School compound, and called for an independent investigation into the incident.
Israel on Tuesday bombed a UN-run school building, being used to shelter people who had fled their homes, killing 40 people, UN officials say.
The Israeli military said its soldiers had come under mortar fire from Hamas militants inside the school.
A spokesman for Hamas denied there had been any hostile fire coming from the school.
Israel has killed or maimed several hundred children and women on over 1,000 bombardments since December 27.
Israel has perpetrated crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza and the United Nations Court specialized in war crimes is expected to bring to justice the Israeli leaders for exceeding boundaries of self-defense and committing genocide.
UN official at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza said that at least 195 children were among those killed.
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