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Thursday, July 31, 2014

‘Children killed in their sleep’: Israeli artillery fire hits UN school, killing at least 20

‘Children killed in their sleep’: Israeli artillery fire hits UN school, killing at least 20

By Alex Kane
Israeli army fire hit a United Nations school in the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza today, killing at least 20 Palestinians and injuring an estimated 90 people. The United Nations Relief Works and Agency (UNRWA)'s initial investigation placed the blame squarely on Israel for killing civilians and violating international law. "Last night, children were killed as they slept next to their parents on the floor of a classroom in a UN designated shelter in Gaza. Children killed in their sleep; this is an affront to all of us, a source of universal shame. Today the world stands disgraced," UNRWA head Pierre Krähenbühl said in a statement.
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