25 AUGUST 2021
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
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Questions and Answers
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Question: Thank you, Stéphane. I have two questions. One is about the escalation on the border between Israel and the occupied Gaza strip. The Israeli snipers today shot and killed Palestinians on the other side, and it looks like there is an escalation in that part of the country, so if you have any statement on that. And the second, which is related, Anhar al-Deek, a lady in jail Anhar al-Deek, she’s 25, she’s about to give birth any minute. And she sent a letter appealing for the international community and the human rights groups to allow her to go and give birth in a decent hospital, not in a prison setting. I wonder if her heartbreaking letter had reached the ears of the UN, including Tor Wennesland?
Spokesman: I’m not aware of that case that you mentioned in your second question. We can follow up. We’ve, obviously, been monitoring those developments in Gaza and in Israel, and we are very concerned about the escalating tensions and, of course… and the number of casualties that we’ve seen.
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For information media. Not an official record.
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Global Communications, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)
Subject: Casualties, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Incidents, Legal issues, Prisoners and detainees, Security issues, Violence, Women
Publication Date: 25/08/2021
URL source: https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/db210825.doc.htm