HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING
BY STEPHANE DUJARRIC , SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON

THURSDAY, 10 JULY 2014

SECRETARY-GENERAL BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON RISK OF ESCALATION IN ISRAEL, GAZA

  • The Secretary-General briefed the Security Council this morning on the recent situation in Israel and Gaza, in which more than 550 rockets and mortars have been fired from Gaza into Israel, while the Israel Defence Forces have launched more than 500 airstrikes on Gaza. He said that 88 Palestinians, many of them civilians, are reported to have been killed.
  • The Secretary-General warned that we face the risk of an all-out escalation in Israel and Gaza, with the threat of a ground offensive still palpable — and preventable only if Hamas stops firing rockets. He said that he has consistently condemned indiscriminate rocket fire from Gaza into Israel.  At the same time, the excessive use of force and

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Document symbol: NoonBriefing_100714
Document Type: Briefing, Highlights of the Noon Briefing
Document Sources: Secretary-General, Security Council
Subject: Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, International presence, Negotiations and agreements, Peace process, Security issues
Publication Date: 10/07/2014