Surprise: Hamas gunmen were shooting from UNRWA school in Beit Hanoun
The IDF Spokesperson's Office said on Thursday night that an initial investigation into the shelling of a UN-run school in Gaza – which left at least fifteen dead, and dozens wounded – found that terrorists had opened fire from the vicinity of the school, and that the army returned fire.In the end, you know that somehow Hamas did this.
At the same time, Hamas fired in the general direction of the school, the army said. Civilians in the school were asked to vacate the area, but refused, the army added.
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The Secretary General’s spokesperson emphasized that the United Nations is still unsure which side committed the attack, but did confirm that UN workers were killed.
The IDF Spokesperson's Office said it was still looking into the matter; while IDF sources said the building may have been hit by an errant Gaza rocket and that that possibility was being examined.
"Such a massacre requires more than one hospital to deal with it," said Ayman Hamdan, director of the Beit Hanoun hospital. More than 140,000 Palestinians have fled 17 days of fighting during Israel's Operation Protective Edge, many of them seeking refuge in buildings run by the UN UNWRA agency.
Chris Gunness, spokesman for the main UN agency in Gaza UNRWA, confirmed the strike and criticized Israel.
"Precise co-ordinates of the UNRWA shelter in Beit Hanoun had been formally given to the Israeli army ... Over the course of the day UNRWA tried to coordinate with the Israeli Army a window for civilians to leave and it was never granted," Gunness said on his Twitter page.
Labels: civilian casualties, Gaza, Hamas, human shields, IDF, Operation Protective Edge, UNRWA
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:22 AM
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