{"id":301118,"date":"2024-09-10T15:15:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T19:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=301118"},"modified":"2024-09-10T15:15:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T19:15:24","slug":"unrwa-statement-10sep24","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-statement-10sep24\/","title":{"rendered":"The Israeli Army stopped a UN convoy on its way to northern Gaza &#8211; Statement by Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10 September 2024<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"blue-with-border-left\"><strong>From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Israeli Army stopped a UN convoy on its way to northern Gaza\u00a0for more than eight hours today (Monday) despite prior detailed coordination.<\/p>\n<p>The convoy had both national and\u00a0international staff traveling to roll out the polio\u00a0vaccination campaign for children in Gaza city and northern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The convoy was stopped at gun point just after the Wadi Gaza checkpoint with threats to detain UN staff.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy damage was caused by bulldozers to the UN armoured vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>All staff and\u00a0convoy are now released and\u00a0back safely in the UN base. We are not able to confirm whether the polio campaign will take place tomorrow, (Tuesday) in northern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>This significant incident is the latest in a series of violations against UN staff including shootings at convoys and\u00a0arrests by the Israeli Armed Forces at checkpoints despite prior notification.<\/p>\n<p>UN Staff must be allowed to undertake their duties in safety and\u00a0be protected at all times in accordance with international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n<p>Gaza is no different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 10 September 2024 From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter) The Israeli Army stopped a UN convoy on its way to northern Gaza\u00a0for more than eight hours today (Monday) despite prior detailed coordination. 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