MIDDLE / EAST BAN

In his fourth visit to the war ravaged and impoverished Gaza Strip Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said “closure of Gaza suffocates its people, stifles its economy and impedes reconstruction efforts” and “is a collective punishment for which there must be accountability.” UNRWA / PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL'S OFFICE

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:23
• Production Date: 28 June 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: BENJAMIN NETANYAHU; BAN KI-MOON
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: ISRAEL; PALESTINE
• MAMS Id: 1658846
• Parent Id: 1658846
• Alternate Title: unifeed160628a

Description

STORY: MIDDLE EAST / BAN
TRT: 02:23
SOURCE: UNRWA / PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL'S OFFICE
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 28 JUNE 2016, ZEITOUN, GAZA, PALESTINE / JERUSALEM, ISRAEL

Shotlist

UNRWA - 28 JUNE 2016, ZEITOUN, GAZA, PALESTINE

1. Wide shot, SG in front of cameras
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Closure of Gaza suffocates its people, stifles its economy and impedes reconstruction efforts. It is a collective punishment for which there must be accountability.”
3. Med shot, cameras
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“This situation cannot continue. It feeds anger and despair. It increases the danger of a new escalation of hostilities, which can only bring further suffering to the people of Gaza.”
5. Wide shot, SG in front of cameras
6. Med shot, Secretary-General arrival at UNRWA's school compound
7. Various shots, children
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“During three times during my last visits I was always with you but always the schools were destroyed or attacked by Israeli soldiers at the time. It was quite sad.”
9. Wide shot, SG in room with UNRWA School Parliament
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Many people, boys and girls, died without knowing why they had to die.”
11. Various shots, children
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“That means that you lost your classmates. But despite all these difficulties, United Nations, UNRWA has been working very hard, first of all to rebuild the houses, but also make sure that schools were opened.”
13. Med shot, two girls
14. Wide shot, SG in room with UNRWA School Parliament

PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL'S OFFICE - 28 JUNE 2016, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL

15. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“No solution to the conflict will be possible without the recognition that both Palestinians and Jews have an undeniable historic and religious connection to this land. No solution can come through violence; it must be based on mutual respect and the recognition of the legitimate aspirations of both peoples.”
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
“We must not allow difficulties to become excuses for inaction. The risk of renewed violence remains high, and, sadly, attacks continue, such as the deadly shooting in Tel Aviv earlier this month. Stabbings, vehicle rammings and shootings have only one name: terrorism.”
17. Wide shot, Ban and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands

Storyline

In his fourth visit to the war ravaged and impoverished Gaza Strip Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (28 June) said “closure of Gaza suffocates its people, stifles its economy and impedes reconstruction efforts” and “is a collective punishment for which there must be accountability.”

Speaking to reporters at the United Nations Work and Relief Agency (UNRWA)'s school compound in Zeytoun in the northern Gaza Strip, Ban said “this situation cannot continue. It feeds anger and despair. It increases the danger of a new escalation of hostilities, which can only bring further suffering to the people of Gaza.”

The Secretary-General met with young members of UNRWA's School Parliament in Central Gaza where he heard about their aspirations, but also about their fears for the future. After listening to the students, Ban said his noted his previous visits had been after times of conflict. He said “I was always with you but always the schools were destroyed or attacked by Israeli soldiers at the time. It was quite sad.”

Ban said “many people, boys and girls, died without knowing why they had to die.”

Despite all these difficulties, he said “UNRWA has been working very hard, first of all to rebuild the houses, but also make sure that schools were opened.”

Earlier in the day, Ban met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During a joint press conference, Ban said “no solution to the conflict will be possible without the recognition that both Palestinians and Jews have an undeniable historic and religious connection to this land. No solution can come through violence; it must be based on mutual respect and the recognition of the legitimate aspirations of both peoples.”

He said “we must not allow difficulties to become excuses for inaction. The risk of renewed violence remains high, and, sadly, attacks continue, such as the deadly shooting in Tel Aviv earlier this month. Stabbings, vehicle rammings and shootings have only one name: terrorism.”