July 14, 2010
Hand Grenade Thrown Into YMCA in Gaza
Hand Grenade Thrown Into YMCA in Gaza

 

Field
Update

 

Yesterday morning, unknown persons
riding a motorcycle threw a hand grenade into the building of YMCA in the
center of Gaza City. No casualties or
damages were reported. This attack is a
part of the state of security chaos plaguing the Occupied Palestinian Territory
(OPT).

 

 

According to investigations
conducted by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), at approximately
02:00 on Tuesday, 13 July 2010, unknown persons riding a motorcycle threw a
hand grenade into the building of YMCA in al-Jalaa’ Street in the center of
Gaza City. Shrapnel from the grenade
spread over the playground, but no casualties or damages were reported. The Palestinian police opened an
investigation into the attack. 

 

It is worth noting that this attack
is the second of its kind against YMCA, as on 15 February 2008, unknown persons
detonated explosives in its library.

 

PCHR strongly condemns this attack,
which is a part of the state of security chaos plaguing the OPT, and calls for
investigating into the attack and publishing the results of investigation.