SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS IN STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS SUICIDE BOMBING IN ISRAEL,

CALLS FOR SWIFT ACTION BY PALESTINIAN SECURITY TO PREVENT FURTHER ATTACKS

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s suicide bombing at a bakery in Eilat, Israel, which killed three people and wounded another.  Such acts of terrorism are a violation of international humanitarian law and can never be justified.  The Secretary-General sends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims of this attack.

The Secretary-General is also alarmed at announcements that further attacks against Israeli civilians are being planned.  He calls for swift action by Palestinian security forces to bring to justice those responsible and prevent further attacks.

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