UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned the continued loss of life in the Gaza Strip, following a devastating strike by Israel on a school in Gaza City on Saturday which was sheltering displaced residents.
Israeli warplanes targeted the Al-Taba'een School in the Al-Daraj neighborhood in central Gaza while displaced people residing in the school were performing the daily Fajr prayer, killing at least 100 Palestinians and injuring dozens more, Palestinian medical and security sources said, adding that many women and children were among the victims.
"The Secretary-General condemns the continued loss of life in Gaza, including women and children, as we witness yet another devastating strike by Israel on the Al-Taba'een school in Gaza City, sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinian families, with scores of fatalities, amidst continued horror, displacement, and suffering in Gaza," said Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesperson for the UN secretary-general.
The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting regarding the strike and other issues related to the Palestine-Israel conflict on Tuesday afternoon, which came at the request of the Algerian delegation.
Other representatives have expressed the need to urgently implement a UN resolution which was adopted in June proposing a comprehensive three-phase ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.
Samuel Zbogar, Slovenia's special representative to the UN Security Council, said the UN needs to send a message to both sides that now is the time to finalize the ceasefire agreement.
UN chief condemns continued loss of life following deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school
UN chief condemns continued loss of life following deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school
UN chief condemns continued loss of life following deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school
The 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang, capital city of northeast China's Liaoning Province, has received 14 pictorial documents recording Japan's invasion of China from a private donor ahead of the 93rd anniversary of the September 18 Incident which marked the start of the invasion.
These precious documents, donated by collector Zhan Hongge, provide new evidence for studying the history of the September 18 Incident in 1931 and the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945).
The pictorials were published by the Japanese militarists from 1932 to 1942, recording the September 18 Incident, their invasion of northeast China, the establishment of the puppet state Manchukuo, and their invasion of Beijing, Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing.
"These historical documents play a better role in the museum. They can educate the younger generations, particularly the youth, to gain a deeper understanding of the history. We should not forget national humiliation and cherish peace," Zhan said.
Most of the photos published on the documents were taken by Japanese military correspondents or professional reporters in the frontline battlefields and Japanese-occupied areas to report on the war situation in various places.
"Today, more than 90 years later, these historical documents have become irrefutable evidence of Japan's invasion of China and a crucial part of the historical materials on the war. They reveal the historical truth and the whole process of Japan's planning of the September 18 Incident and the July 7 Incident and their large-scale armed invasion of China," said Fan Lihong, curator of the museum.
On September 18, 1931, Japanese troops blew up a section of railway under their control near Shenyang and accused Chinese troops of sabotage as a pretext for the attack. Later that night, they bombarded barracks near Shenyang.
The resistance efforts of the Chinese people after the September 18 Incident signaled the beginning of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
Historical museum receives donation of documents recording Japan’s invasion of China
