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Politics : Middle East Politics

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To: StormRider who wrote (2499)12/3/2002 9:24:24 PM
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U.N.: ISRAEL DESTROYED WFP FOOD WAREHOUSE
William M. Reilly, United Press International, 12/3/02
upi.com

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was concerned at Israel's demolition of a World Food Program warehouse in the northern part of the Gaza Strip over the weekend, a spokesman said Monday.

"He supports the request by WFP that the government of Israel thoroughly investigate this incident," which occurred Saturday night, Annan's chief spokesman, Fred Eckhard, said.

"The secretary-general once again calls on the Israeli authorities to live up to their commitments and obligations to facilitate emergency humanitarian assistance in the occupied Palestinian territory."

The Rome-based WFP in Jerusalem urged the Israeli government "to observe humanitarian principles" and compensate the agency for its losses.

The U.N. agency said 537 metric tons of food aid, valued at $271,000, was being stored in Jaballah…
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