memeorandum: UNRWA STRONGLY CONDEMNS ISRAELI SHELLING OF ITS SCHOOL IN GAZA AS A SERIOUS VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (Christopher Gunness/UNRWA)

4:10 PM ET, July 30, 2014

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Christopher Gunness / UNRWA:

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