Israeli tanks fire on school

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Israeli tank fire that hit a school in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, wounding two 10-year-old boys. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=10933&Cr=Palestin&Cr1

2 June 2004 – Calling it a "violation of the sanctity" of schools, the main United Nations relief agency helping Palestinian refugees today condemned "in the strongest possible terms" Israeli tank fire that hit a school in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, wounding two 10-year-old boys.

"This is the second time in a little over a year that a child in a UN classroom has been struck by Israeli fire," UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Peter Hansen said.

"Such indifference to the sanctity of schools and the UN flags flying above them violates all humanitarian norms and is absolutely deplorable. Israel's military must take steps to investigate this incident and, if necessary, bring to justice those responsible," he added. UNRWA said it would protest to the Israeli authorities "in the strongest possible terms."