A Palestinian firefighter talks on a radio as they try to put out a fire at the United Nations headquarters after it was hit in Israeli bombardment in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Israeli forces shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting the compound on fire as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in the area on a mission to end Israel's devastating offensive against the territory's Hamas rulers. Ban expressed 'outrage' over the incident. (AP Photo/Ashraf Amra)From The Danger Room:
The latest news from Gaza: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed "outrage" after Israeli shells struck a U.N. compound there.
Photos from the scene show workers trying to extinguish fires in the U.N. compound, where 700 Palestinians reportedly had taken refuge. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak apologized to Ban over the incident; but the Associated Press also quoted an anonymous Israeli military official who said Israeli troops had come under fire from Hamas militants inside the compound.
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