{"id":206579,"date":"2003-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=206579"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:12:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:12:36","slug":"auto-insert-206579","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-206579\/","title":{"rendered":"SecGen and Special Coordinator strongly deplore housing demolitions by Israeli authorities – Press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israeli destruction of buildings in Gaza is illegal, Annan and UN envoy say<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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27 October <\/i><\/span>– <\/i><\/span>The United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and his senior envoy for the Middle East today strongly deplored Israel's continuing demolition of Palestinian-owned buildings as illegal, especially the destruction of three 13-story buildings in the Gaza Strip last night. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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"The Secretary-General continues to follow with great concern the ongoing cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians," a spokesperson for Mr. Annan <\/span>told<\/u><\/a> a news briefing in New York. "He deplores all acts that fuel and intensify the conflict. The Secretary-General reminds the Israeli authorities that house demolitions amount to collective punishment, which is a clear violation of international humanitarian law." <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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During the past month, 2,000 people became homeless as Israel destroyed some 200 buildings in the Gaza Strip, spokesperson Marie Okabe said. In that connection, the Secretary-General deplored the destruction by the Israeli military of three 13-story buildings in the Gaza Strip on Saturday night. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Terje Roed-Larsen, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said the punitive destruction last night of the buildings, "owned by families of Palestinian security personnel," violated international law. <\/p><\/div>\n

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"Such actions are also counterproductive towards Israel's legitimate security concerns, for they foster anger and despair among Palestinians," he said in a statement. <\/p><\/div>\n

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In other news, the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said a Hezbollah unit fired mortars and missiles towards Israeli positions in the Shabaa farms area, located near the line of withdrawal by Israeli forces. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The Israeli army subsequently responded with artillery and aerial bombs, according to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). No casualties have been reported.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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