[From UNRWAs daily report: death toll now at 1,777; 270,000 refugees in their shelters, which are being repeatedly bombed] • UNRWA preliminary investigations indicate that five UNRWA emergency shelters – all of which are UN Premises protected under the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations – have been subject to direct kinetic strikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). One of those emergency shelters has been struck on two occasions. Three of these five schools are funded by the United States of America, and a fourth school is funded by the European Commission. UNRWA estimates that a total of 95 installations have been damaged since 8 July 2014 in 135 strikes, including at least 10 direct hits. The appalling incident in Rafah yesterday is the first time a strike in the immediate vicinity of one of UNRWA premises caused fatalities, and comes only four days after UNRWA staff carried out dead and wounded civilians from the UN school in Jabalia. UNRWA continues to call upon the State of Israel to respect international law, which requires that principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution in an attack must be taken into account by parties to a conflict. • The IDP number in UNRWA schools surges to almost 270,000 Palestinians in 90 UNRWA schools. UNRWA staff and emergency operations are at a breaking point. • The number of Palestinians killed stands at 1,777, with 127 new fatalities reported by the Protection Cluster, half of which are from the South of the Gaza Strip.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:53:34 +0000
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