From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
IDF says it responded to mortar fire near UN school
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAfter Israeli tank shells hit a crowded UN school Wednesday, killing 15 and wounding 90, the IDF says it fired after its soldiers were targeted by mortars operating from the vicinity of the school.
“In response, soldiers fired toward the origins of fire. And we’re still reviewing the incident,” the military says in a statement.
“I condemn in the strongest possible terms this serious violation of international law by Israeli forces,” says UNRWA commissioner-general Pierre Krahenbuhl in a written statement.
“We have moved beyond the realm of humanitarian action alone. We are in the realm of accountability. I call on the international community to take deliberate international political action to put an immediate end to the continuing carnage.”
— AP contributed to this report
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