STORY: UN chief condemns Israeli strike on Rafah camp
SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024
DATELINE: May 29, 2024
LENGTH: 0:02:40
LOCATION: UN Headquarters
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of press briefing
2. SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General
3. various of press briefing

STORYLINE:

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the Israeli strike which killed 45 Palestinians at a tent encampment in Rafah for displaced people.

Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement that Guterres is heartbroken by the images of the killed and injured, which included many small children.

SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General
"The Secretary-General has condemned in the strongest terms the 26 May air strikes by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Rafah, which hit tents sheltering displaced people. The Secretary-General is heartbroken by the killed and injured, including many small children. As he has said before, the horror and suffering must stop immediately.
The Secretary-General grieves for the over 36,000 Palestinians and some 1,500 Israelis killed in the relentless violence, including the gruesome acts of terror in Israel on 7 October (2023), the devastating Israeli assault on Gaza, and the continued indiscriminate rocket launches towards Israel from Gaza. The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is now compounded by the unconscionable prospect of a man-made famine.
The Secretary-General reiterates his demand for an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. He recalls the recent orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which are binding and must be respected.
We must work expeditiously to restore security, dignity and hope for all of the affected population. This will require urgent efforts to support and strengthen the new Palestinian government and its institutions, including for preparing the Palestinian Authority to reassume its responsibilities in Gaza. We must also move forward with tangible and irreversible steps to create a political horizon.
The devastation and the misery of the past seven months have reinforced the absolute need for Israelis, for Palestinians, for states of the region and the broader international community to take urgent steps that will enable the parties to re-engage on the long-delayed political path to achieve a two-state solution. The United Nations will continue to support all such efforts."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from UN Headquarters.
(XHTV)