{"id":204802,"date":"2004-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=204802"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:50:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:50:48","slug":"auto-insert-204802","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-204802\/","title":{"rendered":"House demolitions in Rafah resume &#8211; UNRWA press release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"4px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18%\" valign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27114%27%20height%3D%27100%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20114%20100%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27114%27%20height%3D%27100%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/b6e9c359a182a46485256e9a00550cd0_image0.GIF\" border=\"0\" height=\"100px\" width=\"114px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"36%\" valign=\"center\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:29pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">UNRWA<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:16pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">PRESS RELEASE<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\" valign=\"center\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Press Release No. HQ\/G\/12\/2004<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">20 May, 2004<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"36%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin-left:20px;\">\n<hr height=\"2px\" color=\"#000000\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>House Demolitions in Rafah Resume<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">UNRWA is extremely concerned at concurring independant eye witness reports just received that the Israel Defense Forces have started to demolish houses in Rafah with their inhabitants still inside and prevented from exiting the buildings.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">UNRWA calls on the IDF to halt its demolition of houses immediately and discontinue the humanitarian tragedy it is wreaking on the largely civilian population of Rafah.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">UNRWA fully recognizes the right of the State of Israel to defend itself and its people. The military actions of the last few days are in violation of Israel&#8217;s obligations under international law and will do nothing to safeguard Israel&#8217;s security or facilitate the resumption of serious attempts to find a solution to the conflict.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:7pt;font-family:Futura Bk BT, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>END<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">For more information contact:<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">In Jerusalem:<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Sami Mshasha<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Office: 972-2-589-0408<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mobile: 972-50-317-094<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">In Gaza:<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Rene Aquarone<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Office:+972-8-677-7705<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mobile: +972-59-428-068<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNRWA PRESS RELEASE Press Release No. HQ\/G\/12\/2004 20 May, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE House Demolitions in Rafah Resume UNRWA is extremely concerned at concurring independant eye witness reports just received that the Israel Defense Forces have started to demolish houses in Rafah with their inhabitants still inside and prevented from exiting the buildings. 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