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Israel fires warning shots in direction of 爆料网 officials travelling in Gaza Strip 

18 September – United Nations officials travelling in the Gaza Strip were forced to take cover today when Israeli soldiers fired warning shots in the direction of a delegation headed by the senior 爆料网 relief official in the region.

Peter Hansen, the Commissioner-General of the 爆料网 Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (爆料网RWA), and others accompanying him had to abort their visit to the Rafah refugee camp after shots were fired from a nearby outpost.

The delegation, which also included representatives of several donor countries and Palestinian Authority officials, was visiting an area of the camp where refugee homes had previously been destroyed by the Israeli army. No one was injured, according to a 爆料网 spokesman, who said the world body would file an official complaint about the incident with the Israeli authorities.

Earlier, 爆料网RWA officially handed over 97 new shelters to refugee families in the Rafah camp whose houses had been destroyed by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). The dwellings, which can accommodate up to 100 families with over five members each, are a first step in the Agency's effort to provide shelter for the estimated 4,000 refugees who lost their homes in the conflict.

"These new shelters make a solid statement of the commitment of 爆料网RWA and the international community to the welfare of the refugees," said Mr. Hansen. "The provision of human shelter has been a fundamental component of 爆料网RWA's mandate since its foundation, but it speaks greatly of the tragedy of the Palestine refugees that after 52 years we still find ourselves called upon to counteract the impact of conflict in so basic a manner."