New York - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday condemned the Israeli Defense Force for firing on a relief convoy and killing two UN workers while injuring another in the Gaza Strip.
The deaths brought to four the number of UN relief workers killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict, which entered a 13th day on Thursday.
Gaza - A driver bringing humanitarian supplies from the northern crossing point of the Gaza Strip into the territory was killed when the aid convoy was fired upon, a spokesman for the United Nations said.
Adnan Abu Hasna, from the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said the convoy came under Israeli fire near the Erez Crossing, killing one driver and injuring another.
The convoy had UN flags and the drivers were wearing UNRWA vests, Abu Hasna said, noting that details were still sketchy and that the agency was gathering more information.
Jerusalem - Israel told foreign diplomats Wednesday that Palestinian militants had not fired rockets from within a United Nations' school, a UN official said.
Israeli military officials said on Tuesday that militants had fired rockets from within the school, and that attack provoked Israeli artillery fire which landed near the school and killed more than 40 Palestinians in the Jabalia refugee camp, many of whom were seeking refuge from fighting.
New York - A difference has emerged in diplomatic talks in New York to end the fighting in the Gaza Strip, with Western powers calling on the UN Security Council to issue a statement while Arab governments want a formal resolution.
The 15-nation council has not yet decided on whether to go for the statement or the resolution. The United States in particular has rejected the Arab draft resolution, which singles out and condemns only Israel in the conflict.
New York - The search for a sustainable Israel-Hamas ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was emerging as countries engaged in resolving the conflict were reaching a consensus, a United Nations official said Wednesday.
"It seems that the elements for a way out of this crisis are emerging, but more work needs to be done quickly to flesh out a package and secure a buy-in of the crucial players," Robert Serry, the UN coordinator for the Middle East peace process said at UN headquarters in New York.
New York - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday condemned the Israeli Defense Force for firing on a relief convoy and killing two UN workers while injuring another in the Gaza Strip.
Gaza - A driver bringing humanitarian supplies from the northern crossing point of the Gaza Strip into the territory was killed when the aid convoy was fired upon, a spokesman for the United Nations said.
Jerusalem - Israel told foreign diplomats Wednesday that Palestinian militants had not fired rockets from within a United Nations' school, a UN official said.
New York - A difference has emerged in diplomatic talks in New York to end the fighting in the Gaza Strip, with Western powers calling on the UN Security Council to issue a statement while Arab governments want a formal resolution.
New York - UN Secretary General 
New York - The search for a sustainable Israel-Hamas ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was emerging as countries engaged in resolving the conflict were reaching a consensus, a United Nations official said Wednesday.
