HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING
BY FRED ECKHARD
SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK
Monday, October 7, 2002
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UN REPORTS PALESTINIAN DEATHS IN ISRAELI ROCKET ATTACK ON GAZA CAMP
- UN Relief and Works Agency sources on the ground at the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza say that at least 14 people have been killed in that camp today, including 10 killed by an Israeli rocket shot at a crowd of Palestinians.
- In addition, UNRWA says that because of the violence in Khan Younis, one of the UNRWA refugee camps in Gaza, students didn’t show up for school today and a local hospital was also shot at.
- A statement is expected from Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Document Type: Briefing
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Casualties, Gaza Strip, Refugee camps
Publication Date: 07/10/2002
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Casualties, Gaza Strip, Refugee camps
Publication Date: 07/10/2002