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FM Netanyahu 'sorry' for killing of UNRWA official in Jenin THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF Nov. 22, 2002 Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday said he was sorry for the killing of British UNRWA official Iain Hook, 50, who headed a UN project to rebuild homes in the battle- scarred Jenin refugee camp, earlier Friday, as IDF troops raided the hideout of an Islamic Jihad fugitive in the West Bank refugee camp. According to a report on Israel Radio, Netanyahu spoke on the phone with British counterpart Jack Straw, as well as with Peter Hansen, the commissioner general of UNRWA in the territories, to voice this stand. The IDF has earlier said it was not yet clear whether the UN official was killed by Israeli or Palestinian fire, and that the incident was under investigation. The Director of Jenin Hospital, Mohammed Abu Ghali, however, has said the bullets retrieved from the victim's abdomen were of the kind generally used by the IDF. IDF Spokeswoman said that an ambulance to evacuate Hook was quickly arranged for. The United Nations, however, said in a statement that IDF soldiers refused immediate access for the ambulance and that there appeared to have been a delay in getting Hook out. "It is not known at this time whether the delay resulted in the death," the statement said. UN officials were trying to contact Israeli authorities to ensure the safety of the Jenin staff. One of Hook's colleagues was on the phone with the director of the United Nations' West Bank operations when Hook was killed, Sami Mshasha, a UN spokesman. Peter Hansen, the commissioner general of UNRWA, said the entire agency felt "shock and outrage" at the death and that he sent his condolences to Hook's family. "I can only hope they take some small comfort and pride in the knowledge that he lost his life trying to save that of others," he said. At least 19 foreigners have been killed, including a Turkish man and a Swiss woman shot dead by Palestinian gunmen while serving as European monitors in the West bank city of Hebron. The IDF entered the camp to capture an Islamic Jihad leader who was behind a bomb attack on a bus that killed 14 Israelis last month, IDF Spokeswoman said. (With The Associated Press) This article can also be read at http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite? pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ ShowFull&cid=1037938359372 [ Back to the Article ] Copyright 1995-2002 The Jerusalem Post - http://www.jpost.com/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
