{"id":207225,"date":"2004-05-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=207225"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:20:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:20:23","slug":"auto-insert-207225","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-207225\/","title":{"rendered":"UNSCO alarmed at ongoing Israeli operations in Gaza Strip\/SecCo meeting on situation &#8211; Spokesman&#8217;s Office (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"5px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:15pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NOON BRIEFING<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>BY FRED ECKHARD<br \/>\nSPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS<br \/>\nUN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Tuesday, May 18, 2004<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>ALARM AT ONGOING ISRAELI MILITARY OPERATION IN GAZA<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>STRIP<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Terje Roed-Larsen, the Secretary-General&#8217;s Middle East Envoy, is very alarmed by the death and destruction wrought by the ongoing Israeli military operation in the southern Gaza Strip. Reports say that among the mounting casualty count are many civilians and some children under 16.&#160;\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">In a statement issued today, Roed-Larsen called on Israel, as the occupying power, to act under the framework of international law, most critically in the protection of the civilian population.&#160;\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The envoy reminds the Government of Israel that it has the responsibility to give free access to humanitarian workers &#8211; and that if the fighting escalates, which will further endanger civilians, Israel must also allow for search and rescue operations.&#160;&#160;\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">On the ground, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) says that many Palestinian families are leaving the Rafah camp and are heading north to Khan Yunis, fleeing the fighting and fearing further demolition of homes by Israeli forces.\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">As many as 500 people have already taken refuge in UNRWA schools in Rafah.&#160;UNRWA has pre-positioned emergency supplies such as blankets, mattresses and food at two schools in Rafah, to be used as reception centers for people fleeing and\/or becoming homeless.&#160; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#160;<strong>SECURITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<li style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The Security Council has scheduled consultations at 4 p.m. to consider a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/Docs\/journal\/asp\/ws.asp?m=S\/2004\/393\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><u>request <\/u><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">for an immediate meeting to consider what the Chairman of the Arab Group describes as &#8220;the grave and ongoing Israeli violations and breaches of international law, in particular the widespread demolition of Palestinian homes in the Rafah area, and to take the necessary measures in this regard.&#8221; &#160; <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\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;\">&#160;Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General<br \/>\nÂ鶹APP, S-378<br \/>\nNew York, NY 10017<br \/>\nTel. 212-963-7162 &#8211;<strong>&nbsp;press\/media only<\/strong><br \/>\nFax. 212-963-7055<\/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>All other inquiries to be addressed to (212) 963-4475 or by e-mail to: inquiries@un.org<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NOON BRIEFING BY FRED ECKHARD SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK Tuesday, May 18, 2004 \/&#8230; 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