  {"id":193054,"date":"2007-05-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=193054"},"modified":"2019-03-12T16:32:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:32:09","slug":"auto-insert-193054","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-193054\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal violence down in Gaza but Palestinian-Israeli violence on the rise &#8211; SecGen spokesperson&#8217;s noon briefing (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">BY MICHELE MONTAS<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">U.N. HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Thursday, May 17, 2007<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\/&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\tGAZA: INTERNAL VIOLENCE DOWN IN GAZA,&nbsp;&nbsp;BUT PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI VIOLENCE ON THE RISE\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that, following the Palestinian ceasefire that took effect at 8 p.m. yesterday, internal violence has calmed in Gaza. However, there has been an escalation in Palestinian-Israeli violence in the Gaza Strip.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\tThere are some signs of improvement regarding civilian movement and the delivery of services throughout the Gaza Strip as the extent and intensity of violence has abated somewhat. The situation in Gaza City, however, remains more volatile, OCHA says.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\tTwo schools run by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), hosting about 3,000 pupils in Rafah, came under fire earlier this afternoon as a result of ongoing armed clashes between Hamas and Fatah gunmen in the area. The children were forced to congregate on the first floor of the school for their own safety pending evacuation.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\/&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING BY MICHELE MONTAS SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON U.N. 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