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STORY: UN / GAZA UPDATE
TRT: 1:19
SOURCE: UNIFEED- UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/NATS
DATELINE: 4 AUGUST 2014, NEW YORK CITY/FILE
FILE –
1. Wide shot, exterior, UN headquarters
4 AUGUST 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Vannina Maestracci, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“The attack is yet another gross violation of international humanitarian law, which clearly requires protection by both parties of Palestinian civilians, UN staff and UN premises, among other civilian facilities.
The Secretary-General made clear that United Nations shelters must be safe zones, not combat zones. He said that this attack, along with other breaches of international law, must be swiftly investigated and those responsible held accountable.”
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Vannina Maestracci, Spokesperson, United Nations:
(sound begins under cutaway) “The senior UN humanitarian officials in Gaza warned that a health disaster of widespread proportions is rapidly unfolding there as a direct result of the conflict. After more than three weeks of intense conflict, Gaza’s medical services and facilities are on the verge of collapse. One third of hospitals, 14 primary healthcare clinics and 29 Palestinian Red Crescent and Ministry of Health ambulances have been damaged in the fighting. At least 40 percent of medical staff are unable to get to their places of work, such as clinics and hospitals, due to widespread violence and at least half of all public health primary care clinics are closed.”
5. Wide shot, press briefing
A United Nations spokesperson reiterated the Secretary-General’s condemnation for the killing of at least ten Palestinians on Sunday outside a UN school in Rafah which had been sheltering thousands.
Over the weekend, senior UN humanitarian officials in Gaza warned that a health disaster of widespread proportions was rapidly unfolding as a direct result of the conflict. Many of the hospitals, clinics and ambulances have been destroyed in the fighting and nearly half of the staff are unable to reach their places of work.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) preliminary data shows at least 1,777 Palestinians have been killed. Of that number, 1,242 people (85 percent of those whose identity has been verified) are civilians, including 393 children and 208 women. More than 8,000 Palestinians have been injured. Also, a total of 66 Israelis have been killed, including two civilians and 64 soldiers, and one foreign national has also been killed in Israel.
