Auteur: Elisabetta Filippi Date: À: forumgenova Sujet: [NuovoLab] FW: PNGO CALL ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR
INTERVENTION
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Elisabetta
>From: "PNGO" <pngo@???>
>To: <pngo@???>
>Subject: PNGO CALL ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR INTERVENTION
>Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 13:25:40 +0200
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>8-7-2006
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>PNGO STATEMENT OF CONDEMNATION OF ISRAELI ATTACK ON NORTH GAZA AND A
>CALL ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR INTERVENTION
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>The Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO) calls upon
>the United Nations, and the international community, to intervene and
>stop the Israeli Occupation forces attacks on the Palestinian people,
>which have been concentrated in the northern Gaza Strip since the night
>of 5 July 2006 ,The serious escalation of Israeli attacks against
>Palestinian citizens and property utilizing heavy arms, including tanks
>and air force, caused outrageous impacts of civilian life and property.
>During the first 48 hours of the attack, codenamed 35 Palestinians were
>killed, including children, at least 150 injured , Palestinian houses
>were destroyed, and hundreds dunams of agricultural land was levelled
>by the Israeli occupational forces.
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>It should be noted here that the Israeli occupational forces attacks
>has been concentrated on the north Gaza towns of Jabaliya ,Beit Lahia
>and Beit Hanoun, Thousands of Palestinian citizens are suffering due to
>the tight closures imposed by Israeli forces on the area, the lack of
>food and water, and the continuous electricity cut-off.
>Israeli Jet fighters targeted and destroyed the last week power
>transformers at the Nuseirat power station, severely disrupting
>electricity supplies and, as a direct consequence, other vital services
>such as water to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza
>Strip, Gaza's public water supply is pumped by electricity, well water
>is purified through machinery run by electricity. Otherwise, the
>brackish water must at least be boiled before it can be consumed, but
>this requires electricity or gas. And people will soon have neither.
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>Additionally, Israeli occupation forces continue to impose closure and
>siege on the Gaza Strip, closing borders and the Rafah International
>Crossing Point has been completely closed since June 25, 2006, leaving
>thousands of Palestinian travelers stuck on the Egyptian side of the
>border, Among these travelers are women, children, elderly and ill
>persons returning after medical treatment in Egypt. They are enduring
>inadequate living and health conditions while waiting to enter Gaza.
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>The PNGO, is a coordinating body for more than 100 NGOs strongly
>condemns the criminal actions committed by the Israeli Occupation forces
>against the Palestinian people. Israel continues to ignore all
>international treaties, international human rights and humanitarian law.
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>PNGO calls upon the international community to stop its silence and act
>immediately to protect civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
>(OPT), PNGO believes that condemnation of the Israeli violations is not
>sufficient, and demands effective pressure on Israel to ensure respect
>for international law and treaties, including the Fourth Geneva
>Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of
>War.
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>PNGO also calls on the international community and human rights
>organizations to intensify their actions to stop the Israeli attack on
>Palestinian civilians, especially children, and their property.
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> PNGO especially calls upon the international community to take
>immediate action to bring the Israeli perpetrators to international
>justice and call for an end of the ongoing occupation.
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>PNGO welcome the United Nations Human Rights Council in its
>first-ever special session in Geneva on June 6th decision to send
>fact-finding mission to occupied Palestinian territories.
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>Palestinian NGOs Network "PNGO"
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>For more information please call :
>PNGO Gaza office :
>Tel : 00972 8 2847518
>Fax : 00972 8 2835889
>mobile : 00972 599401297
>Email: pngo@???
> PNGO Ramallah office :
>Tel : 00972 2 2975320/1
>Fax :009722 2950704
>Email pngonet@???
>Website : www.pngo.net <http://www.pngo.net/>
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