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UNRWA chief: UNRWA didn't know what was under its Gaza HQ
Arutz Sheva ^
| 10/2/24
Posted on 02/11/2024 3:05:51 AM PST by Eleutheria5
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini on Saturday night responded to the revelation of the terror tunnels under UNRWA's main headquarters in Gaza.
In a series of bullet points posted on X, formerly Twitter, Lazzarini claimed, "UNRWA did not know what is under its headquarters in Gaza."
"UNRWA is made aware of reports through the media regarding a tunnel under the UNRWA Headquarters in Gaza.
"UNRWA staff left its headquarters in Gaza City on 12 October following the Israeli evacuation orders and as bombardment intensified in the area. We have not used that compound since we left it nor are we aware of any activity that may have taken place there.
"We understand, through media reporting, that the Israeli Army has deployed troops within the UNRWA Headquarters in Gaza City. We are therefore unable to confirm or otherwise comment on these reports.
"In times of 'no active conflict' UNRWA inspects inside its premises every quarter, the last inspection for the UNRWA Gaza premises was completed in September 2023."
He also claimed that, "UNRWA is a Human development and humanitarian organization that does not have the military and security expertise nor the capacity to undertake military inspections of what is or might be under its premises."
"In the past, whenever suspicious cavity was found close to or under UNRWA premises, protest letters were promptly filed to parties to the conflict, including both the de facto authorities in Gaza (Hamas) and the Israeli authorities. The matter was consistently reported in annual reports presented to the General Assembly and made public.
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To: Eleutheria5
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posted on
02/11/2024 10:19:45 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
To: Eleutheria5
Alright, let's parse this horsesh*t statement in its entirety:
"UNRWA is made aware of reports through the media regarding a tunnel under the UNRWA Headquarters in Gaza.
Guilty or innocent, they'd be making this same statement, so no point dwelling on it. Moving on...
"UNRWA staff left its headquarters in Gaza City on 12 October following the Israeli evacuation orders and as bombardment intensified in the area. We have not used that compound since we left it nor are we aware of any activity that may have taken place there.
Huh! Well look at that. Nice little red-herring: 'we left on Oct. 12th, and don't know what happened there since.'
Yeah, but this about a tunnel being built prior to Oct. 7th, *ssholes. Notice how they're not actually addressing the issue at hand, nor denying anything in the timeline that matters....
"We understand, through media reporting, that the Israeli Army has deployed troops within the UNRWA Headquarters in Gaza City. We are therefore unable to confirm or otherwise comment on these reports..
Not relevant to the accusation at hand. The tunnel wasn't built after the Israelis moved in...
"In times of 'no active conflict' UNRWA inspects inside its premises every quarter, the last inspection for the UNRWA Gaza premises was completed in September 2023."
Cool, cool. Note that they don't define the "premises" in question- did they bother paying attention to anything below the basement linoleum? Or was that 'off-premises'...
He also claimed that, "UNRWA is a Human development and humanitarian organization that does not have the military and security expertise nor the capacity to undertake military inspections of what is or might be under its premises."
Fascinating. So suddenly they've gone from 'ain't nothin' there' to 'hey, we're not competent to tell if anything was there.' Now why would they shift the goalposts like that..? [Note how they are NOT denying the tunnel, or even that they knew of it. Just that they couldn't detect it...]
"In the past, whenever suspicious cavity was found close to or under UNRWA premises, protest letters were promptly filed to parties to the conflict, including both the de facto authorities in Gaza (Hamas) and the Israeli authorities. The matter was consistently reported in annual reports presented to the General Assembly and made public.
LOL- we pinky-swear we filed letters of protest to Hamas. I'm sure that accomplished much, assuming it ever frickin' happened... And even that assumes they officially took any notice of a "cavity"- when their interest was to not take notice at all!
"These recent media reports merit an independent inquiry that is currently not possible to undertake given Gaza is an active war zone.
Independent inquiry. *snort*. Well, y'know, nothing can be proven until an independent examiner looks things over... They know damn well that neither Hamas nor Israel is letting some "independent" examiner come into a frickin' war zone. This is a deliberate attempt to make verification of the tunnel effectively impossible.
"The Israeli Authorities have not informed UNRWA officially about the alleged tunnel," he added.
Trying to place a veneer of illegitimacy (lack of "official" notification") on Israel.
It's a war- why the hell would a combatant need to 'officially' inform their enemy's collaborator that they found their dirty tunnel?!
Bottom line, this whole statement is lawyer-esque hand-waving that never firmly disclaims knowledge of the tunnel.
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posted on
02/11/2024 11:03:30 AM PST
by
verum ago
(I figure some people must truly be in love, for only love can be so blind.)
To: Eleutheria5
Evacuate the entire building and blow it up.
On second thought...don’t bother evacuating the building.
63
posted on
02/11/2024 11:10:42 AM PST
by
moovova
("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
To: Eleutheria5
How do you say Bullshit in Arabic?
To: Eleutheria5
Of course they knew it was there. They facilitated it. I’ve been saying that Hamas did this with a lot of outside help and I don’t mean with just help from Iran.
65
posted on
02/11/2024 12:51:57 PM PST
by
MNDude
To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
القرف الثور
alqaraf a’thawr
66
posted on
02/11/2024 1:12:17 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
To: verum ago
67
posted on
02/11/2024 1:16:24 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
To: Eleutheria5
how nice of the UN to not allow any citizen to comment on what they post on twitter...
68
posted on
02/11/2024 2:53:00 PM PST
by
markman46
(engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
To: Eleutheria5
To: markman46
Dissent? You mean disinformation. Can’t allow ultra-MAGA conservatives to speak their minds./Sarc
70
posted on
02/11/2024 10:47:00 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
To: Eleutheria5
LOL true, we are not allowed to use”disinformation”
71
posted on
02/12/2024 10:57:14 AM PST
by
markman46
(engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
To: markman46
Misinformation followed us like a plague.
72
posted on
02/12/2024 11:01:05 AM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
To: Eleutheria5
yes it does. its either disinformation or misinformation.
73
posted on
02/13/2024 11:32:21 AM PST
by
markman46
(engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
To: markman46
Disinformation = lies.
Misinformation = intentional mistakes.
The difference between them = 0.
74
posted on
02/13/2024 4:17:43 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
To: Eleutheria5
sorry i meant to say yes it is following us
my bad
mis/dis information is a pox on the body politic
75
posted on
02/14/2024 12:13:04 PM PST
by
markman46
(engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
To: markman46
Follows us like a plague.
Used as pretext for censorship by the biggest liars of them all.
It’s long past the midnight curfew. We sit starry eyed.
76
posted on
02/14/2024 2:09:38 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
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