Japan pledges $500,000 to defuse Israeli ordnance in Gaza

Gaza Strip (IINA) - The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated on Wednesday that Japan has donated $500,000 to support efforts aimed at removing unexploded ordnance left over from Israel’s 2014 military onslaught on the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reported.
In a statement, UNRWA said that Japan had contributed $500,000 to the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action, which will allow the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) to mitigate explosive hazards in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
UNRWA has warned that unexploded Israeli ordnance left over from the 2014 conflict continues to pose a major threat to civilians and reconstruction efforts in Gaza.
Some 3,000 out of 7,000 explosive devices left over from the Israeli war have so far been dismantled, the UN agency's statement said, adding that since 2014, at least 16 Gazans have been killed and 97 injured -- including 48 children -- by leftover Israeli ordnance.
In mid-2014, Israel waged a devastating 51-day onslaught on the Gaza Strip with the ostensible aim of stopping rocket fire into Israel. More than 2,300 Palestinians were killed and some 11,000 were injured in the offensive, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry figure.
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