Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA

PRESS RELEASE

Press Release No. HQ/G/01/2006

03 January 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA condemns the attack

on a United Nations facility in Gaza

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA) condemns the attack on a United Nations facility in Gaza on the morning of 1 January 2006 which included the beating of a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ guard by unknown assailants before they bombed the premises. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA expresses its serious concern that for the first time in Gaza a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ facility has been deliberately attacked and considers it a grave escalation.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA takes note of the wide condemnation by the Palestinian Authority and leading figures and calls on the relevant officials to take the needed steps to prevent such attacks in the future and to apprehend those who carried out this treacherous act.

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For information only   –    Not an Official Document

For more information contact: Sami Mshasha- 0542168295


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Document Type: Press Release
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA)
Subject: Casualties, Gaza Strip, Incidents
Publication Date: 03/01/2006