{"id":256812,"date":"2021-08-11T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T18:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=256812"},"modified":"2021-08-17T14:43:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T18:43:56","slug":"tunnel-found-under-unrwa-school-in-gaza-11-august-2021-daily-press-briefing-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/tunnel-found-under-unrwa-school-in-gaza-11-august-2021-daily-press-briefing-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunnel Found Under Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA School in Gaza \u2013 11 August 2021 Daily Press Briefing \u2013 (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"

11 AUGUST 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today\u2019s noon briefing by St\u00e9phane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.<\/p>\n

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Questions and Answers<\/u><\/p>\n

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Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 I’d like you to try to confirm or deny or maybe comment on a story that appeared yesterday from Gaza.\u00a0 According to a story, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA [United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East] asked a weapons\u2026 a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ ex\u2011weapons experts from\u2026 what are they called\u2026 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵMAS [United Nations Mine Action Service] to inspect a tunnel that was found in an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA school in Zaitoun neighbourhood of Gaza two months ago, and Hamas blocked the inspection; and therefore, another inspection that was similarly planned for Rafah was also cancelled.\u00a0 According to the story, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA said that they can’t open the school year if the inspection is not taking place.\u00a0 Can you shed any light on this?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 No, I mean, our colleagues at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA could give you the details.\u00a0 What I can tell you is that it is critical for every Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ premise anywhere in the world to be free of any weapons or anything that would put that premise at risk.<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 But, that tunnel in Gaza City was found two months ago, and now they are trying to inspect it but are not allowed to do that.\u00a0 Is that a problem\u2026?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 Benny, as I said, on the operational details, I would ask you to ask Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA.\u00a0 I can only state what our policy is.\u00a0 [The Spokesman later shared a statement by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA protesting what it said was the takeover of one its schools by the de facto authorities.]\u00a0 Mr.\u00a0Gladstone?<\/p>\n

For information media. Not an official record.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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