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STORY: UN / GAZA 18 PEOPLE DEATH
TRT: 01:37
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
11 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, UN spokesperson, journalists, press briefing
3.SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General condemns the death of at least 18 people, including children, women, and six UNRWA staff, in Israeli airstrikes that hit a school serving as a shelter in Nuseirat on 11 September. This incident raises the number of UNRWA staff killed in this conflict to 220. The Israeli Defence Forces stated that they had targeted a command-and-control center in the compound. This incident must be independently and thoroughly investigated to ensure accountability.”
4. Wide shot, UN spokesperson, journalists, press briefing
5.SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The continued lack of effective protection for civilians in Gaza is unconscionable. Civilians and the infrastructure they rely on must be protected and meet the essential needs of the civilian population. The Secretary-General calls upon all parties to refrain from using schools, from using shelters, or the areas around them for military purposes. All parties to the conflict have the obligation to comply with international humanitarian law at all times.”
6. Wide shot, UN spokesperson, journalists, press briefing
7.SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General reiterates his call for an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages being held in Gaza. This horrific violence must stop.”
8. Wide shot, UN spokesperson, journalists, press briefing
The UN Secretary-General condemns the death of at least 18 people, including children, women, and six UNRWA staff, in Israeli airstrikes that hit a school serving as a shelter in Nuseirat on 11 September, a UN Spokesperson said.
Briefing the press today (12 Sep) UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, “This incident raises the number of UNRWA staff killed in this conflict to 220. The Israeli Defence Forces stated that they had targeted a command-and-control center in the compound. This incident must be independently and thoroughly investigated to ensure accountability.”
He added, “The continued lack of effective protection for civilians in Gaza is unconscionable. Civilians and the infrastructure they rely on must be protected and meet the essential needs of the civilian population. The Secretary-General calls upon all parties to refrain from using schools, from using shelters, or the areas around them for military purposes. All parties to the conflict have the obligation to comply with international humanitarian law at all times.”
He concluded, “The Secretary-General reiterates his call for an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages being held in Gaza. This horrific violence must stop.”
