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Ban Ki-moon calls for accountability over UN school bombings in Gaza

By: Our Staff Reporter | January 20, 2009, 7:59 pm |

UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Tuesday for those responsible for the bombing of UN-run buildings and schools in Gaza to be held accountable following Israel's 22-day war on Hamas. "It is an outrageous and totally unacceptable attack on the United Nations," Ban said outside the still-smouldering main UN compound in Gaza City that was hit during the war. "There must be a full investigation, a full explanation to make sure it never happens again. There should be accountability through a proper judiciary system," he said. Ban, describing the scenes in post-war Gaza as "heartbreaking," became the first world leader to visit the enclave since Israel halted its deadliest offensive on the Palestinian territory, which has been ruled by the Islamist Hamas movement since June 2007.