New York
UN
on IDF Missile Attack in Rafah
Statements | Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General
Statements | Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General
The Secretary-General deplores the killing of Palestinian civilians during the Israeli incursion into Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Two children were among those killed when the IDF fired a missile into a crowded area.
Not for the first time, the Secretary-General reminds Israel that the disproportionate use of force in densely populated areas is not compatible with international humanitarian law.
The Secretary-General calls again on both sides to take every measure to avoid harming innocent civilians.