UN Sec-Gen condemns Israel for targeting UN aid convoy
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Jan 11, IRNA -- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned Israel for targeting the United Nations aid convoy in Gaza, UN Information Center said.
Spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General said: “The Secretary-General condemns Israeli military firing on a United Nations aid convoy in Gaza, the killing of two UNRWA (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) contract workers and the injuring of another. Since the conflict began, four UNRWA local staff have been killed. The UN is in close touch with the Israeli authorities about full investigation of this and other incidents, and about the need for urgent measures to avoid them in the future.
The Secretary-General calls once again for an immediate ceasefire in order to facilitate full and unhindered humanitarian access, and to allow aid workers to work in safety to reach persons in need. UNRWA has been forced to suspend food distribution as it cannot guarantee the safety of its staff. The inability of the UN to provide assistance in this worsening humanitarian crisis is unacceptable.”
EndNews / IRNA / News Code 299161
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