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Britain raps Israel for staging an attack on a UN building in Gaza, saying the attacks Tel Aviv has no defense for its conduct.
"Today's attack on the UN headquarters in Gaza is indefensible," AFP quoted British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as saying on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, Israeli warplanes bombed a UN compound, wounding three workers. A food depot was also set on fire.
Earlier in the day, Israeli warplanes bombed a UN compound, wounding three workers. A food depot was also set on fire.
The assault prompted the international agency to freeze relief work in Gaza, where an 18-month blockade imposed by Israel has caused a humanitarian crisis.
Tel Aviv says the attacks are directed at ending rocket attacks on southern Israel.
Hamas, the democratically-elected ruler of the coastal sliver, demands a cessation of an 18-month Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip before its fighters suspend the rocket attacks.
Hamas, the democratically-elected ruler of the coastal sliver, demands a cessation of an 18-month Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip before its fighters suspend the rocket attacks.
Foreign Office Minister Lord Mark Malloch-Brown also touched on the issue, saying that the attacks reminded him of Israeli attacks on UN representatives in Lebanon in 2006.
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France and the EU commission have voiced similar condemnation.
"I am deeply shocked and dismayed to learn of this Incident," said EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Louis Michel.
Palestinian firemen attempting to extinguish
the compound after the Israeli raid
the compound after the Israeli raid
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