Gunmen threaten Irish UN director

DOZENS of masked gunmen stormed a UN-run Gaza summer camp burning it to the ground, threatening “harsh measures” against the Gaza director of the UN refugee agency.

Gunmen threaten  Irish UN director

The attackers assaulted a guard, tied him up and left a letter with four bullets threatening UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Gaza director John Ging, according to agency spokesman Adnan Abu Hasna. Mr Ging, from Ireland, has served as head of UNRWA in Gaza since 2006.

“The armed men torched the camp, which contained recreational equipment and (plastic) swimming pools, and completely destroyed it,” Abu Hasna said, adding that UNRWA had planned to open the camp in the middle of next month.

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