Middle East: UN reports increase in Israeli shells fired into Gaza
2 August 2006 – There has been a significant rise in the number of artillery shells fired by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) into Gaza, which remains tense, a Â鶹APP spokesman reported today.
With at least 1,050 shells fired in the last week, the UN remains “remain very concerned about the threat this poses to civilians and civilian infrastructure,” Ahmad Fawzi told reporters in New York.
The IDF shelling of the northern Gaza strip continues to bring more fatalities and increased internal displacement, he said. In the latest round of violence a 24-year old woman and a 14-year old boy were killed east of Beit Lahiya by an artillery shell. Four other people were reported injured.
Currently the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is using four schools to shelter 1,345 Palestinians who have fled the shelling.
Document Sources: Â鶹APP Department of Public Information (DPI), Â鶹APP News Service, Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Assistance, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Incidents, Security issues, Shelter
Publication Date: 02/08/2006