After the rocket attack UN headquarters in the Gaza Strip, the organization has decided to phase out the humanitarian operation for the Palestinians.The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed outrage at the attack on the headquarters, where at the time sheltering some 700 civilians. He called for a thorough investigation of the incident and called the losses among the civilian population in Gaza intolerable. Now the number of victims in the region, according to the secretary general, is close to 1100 people.
In turn, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak called the bombardment of the headquarters of the UN fatal mistake. And the head of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni said that her country is doing everything possible to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Previously, it was reported that Israeli troops on Thursday fired at a local hospital in Gaza, as well as the UN mission and the Red Cross. The hospital, located near the main fighting, and later caught fire.
The operation by Israeli forces Cast lead began on 27 December 2008. The main objectives declared cessation of rocket attacks on Israel and the smuggling of weapons into Gaza.
In turn, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak called the bombardment of the headquarters of the UN fatal mistake. And the head of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni said that her country is doing everything possible to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Previously, it was reported that Israeli troops on Thursday fired at a local hospital in Gaza, as well as the UN mission and the Red Cross. The hospital, located near the main fighting, and later caught fire.
The operation by Israeli forces Cast lead began on 27 December 2008. The main objectives declared cessation of rocket attacks on Israel and the smuggling of weapons into Gaza.
