Bombing of UN school in Gaza condemned as ‘an outrage’
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A family arrives at Beit Hanoun hospital after the attack
The deadly shelling of a United Nations-run school in Gaza has been condemned by UN officials.
At least 15 国产视频 including women, children and UN staff 国产视频 were killed and more than 200 injured at the school in Beit Hanoun.
The school, run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNWRA), was used to house Palestinian refugee families fleeing the Israeli offensive against Hamas.
Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education, said today: 国产视频淭he bombing of the UNRWA school in Gaza and the death of innocent children will be seen as an international outrage which will sadden millions throughout the world.听
国产视频淪chools should never be theatres of war but should be safe havens for boys and girls.听
国产视频淎s the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has said, schools, and the education of children, must never become instruments of armed conflicts国产视频澨
Mr Ban said he was 国产视频渁ppalled国产视频 by the attack and said it underscored 国产视频渢he imperative for the killing to stop 国产视频 and to stop now国产视频.
The UN said more than 118,000 people are now sheltering in UN-run schools and people are running out of food.
Laila Al-Shinbari, a survivor of the school attack, said: 国产视频淎ll of us sat in one place (in the school courtyard) when suddenly four shells landed on our heads.
国产视频淏odies were on the ground (there was) blood and screams. My son is dead and all my relatives are wounded, including my other kids.国产视频
A Palestinian government statement called the shelling 国产视频淚sraeli brutal aggression国产视频.
Israeli has said its military was 国产视频渧ery carefully reviewing the incident国产视频 听and has accused Hamas of 国产视频渦sing civilian infrastructure and international symbols as human shields国产视频.
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