{"id":194686,"date":"2009-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=194686"},"modified":"2019-03-12T16:51:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:51:39","slug":"auto-insert-194686","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-194686\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA condemns confiscation of Gaza aid – Press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNRWA CONDEMNS CONFISCATION OF<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>GAZA AID AND DEMANDS ITS IMMEDIATE RETURN<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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At 1430 on 3 February over 3,500 blankets and 406 food parcels were confiscated from a distribution store at Beach Camp in Gaza by police personnel. This took place after UNRWA staff had earlier refused to hand over the aid supplies to the Hamas-run Ministry of Social Affairs. The police subsequently broke into the warehouse and seized the aid by force. The aid was due to be distributed to five hundred families in the area. <\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA condemns in the strongest terms the confiscation of its aid supplies and has demanded that it is returned immediately. UNRWA has a strict system of monitoring aid delivery and ensuring that its assistance reaches only the intended beneficiaries. Our officials were on the ground overseeing the delivery of our aid and taking all possible steps to avoid its diversion.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Christopher Gunness
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Sami Mshasha
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