A U.N. official accused Israel of targeting its facilities in recent actions in the West Bank. Peter Hansen said Israeli troops deliberately attacked U.N. installations and used other U.N. buildings as tank bases or temporary detention centers earlier this month. Israel denied the charges and says its actions were aimed at attacking the infrastructure of Palestinian terrorism.
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