Shelter from which rocket fired run by Hamas, not UNRWA

23 August 2014, 1:44 am

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The shelter from which a rocket was fired at Israel, killing a 4-year-old child, was maintained by Hamas, not UNRWA, IDF spokesman Peter Lerner says.

Lerner tweets that contrary to previous reports, which said the rocket was fired from or near an UNRWA school being used as a shelter, the facility in question was run by Hamas, not the UN.

This is the second correction the IDF has issued today pertaining to the fatal attack. Earlier, it corrected a report saying the rocket was fired from within the shelter, saying it was actually launched from a spot near it.

1/2 Correction: After further review, the school the mortar was launched near from is not being used as a shelter by @UNRWA

— Lt. Col. (R) Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) August 22, 2014