09 January 2009

U.N. FLOUNDERS FEIGNING HELPLESSNESS AS PALESTINIANS ARE SLAUGHTERED UN halts Gaza aid after convoy hit [news story]

Article: "UN halts Gaza aid after convoy hit"
Source: Al Jazeera English
Picture from Agence-France Presse, originally captioned: Homes, mosques and government buildings have been hit in the Israeli bombardment
Excerpt: The United Nations has suspended its aid operations in the Gaza Strip in the wake of a series of Israeli attacks on its personnel and buildings. "Unrwa decided to suspend all its operations in the Gaza Strip because of the increasing hostile actions against its premises and personnel," Adnan Abu Hasna, a Gaza-based spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, said on Thursday. The move came after Israeli tanks shelled a UN convoy earlier in the day, killing a Palestinian UN worker and injuring two others, as lorries were travelling to the Erez crossing to pick up humanitarian supplies meant to have been allowed in during a three-hour suspension of fire. At least three UN-run schools have also been hit by Israeli fire, killing scores of civilians, during the 13 days of Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip.
Link to Full Story: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/01/2009181482839688.html

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