{"id":204270,"date":"2014-06-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=204270"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:44:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:44:34","slug":"auto-insert-204270","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-204270\/","title":{"rendered":"SecGen condemns the murder of the Israeli teenagers killed in the West Bank &#8211; SG&#8217;s Spokesperson&#8217;s noon briefing (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING<br \/>\nBY STEPHANE DUJARRIC, SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>TUESDAY, 30 JUNE 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;padding-bottom:5px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&#160;<\/span><span style=\"color:#2f2f2f;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS MURDER OF ISRAELI TEENAGERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#2f2f2f;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-left:-20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<li style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The Secretary-General has <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/statements\/index.asp?nid=7830\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><u>condemned<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;in the strongest terms the murder of the three Israeli teenagers who were abducted on 12 June in the West Bank. There can be no justification for the deliberate killing of civilians. He hopes Israeli and Palestinian authorities will work together to bring the perpetrators swiftly to justice, and extends his deepest sympathy to the families of the victims.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The Secretary-General believes this heinous act by enemies of peace aims to further entrench division and distrust and to widen the conflict. It must not be allowed to succeed, he said. He calls on all parties to abide by their obligations under international law and to refrain from any actions that could further escalate this highly tense situation.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The UN Special Coordinator for the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unsco.org\/Default.asp\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><u>Middle East Peace Process<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">, Robert Serry, said today that his thoughts are with the bereaved families of the three Israeli teenagers who were killed. He said that the perpetrators must be brought to justice, as any association with or support for terror or violence must be rejected and will have consequences for those concerned.&nbsp;&nbsp;In this regard, Mr. Serry continues to be deeply troubled by statements from Hamas representatives suggesting support for this heinous act. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">In Geneva, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Pages\/WelcomePage.aspx\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><u>OHCHR<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">) today called on all Israelis and Palestinians to exercise maximum restraint and to prevent the situation from worsening further. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The Human Rights Office reiterated its call for strict adherence to international law by all relevant actors, to avoid further loss of life, injuries and negative impact on human rights. It also urged all parties to refrain from punishing individuals for offences they had not personally committed or by imposing collective penalties.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Asked whether Robert Serry&#8217;s comments indicated that he had first-hand knowledge of Hamas&#8217;s involvement, the Spokesman said that Mr. Serry&#8217;s remarks referred to the statements made by Hamas members to the media.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Asked about actions taken by Israel in response, the Spokesman noted the calls made for restraint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING BY STEPHANE DUJARRIC, SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON TUESDAY, 30 JUNE 2014 \/&#8230; &#160;U.N. 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