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OPT: PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS 13 - 19 October 2010

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20 October:

- An explosion occurred inside a Hamas security compound in the Rafah area, reportedly resulting in the injury of 29 civilians, including 18 children (of whom 15 students injured inside their schools). More than 30 houses, four schools and one health centre, located in the vicinity of the compound, are reported to have sustained damage. The reasons for the explosion remain unclear.

- Israeli settlers allegedly set fire to a storage room at the Girls' Secondary School in the village of As Sawiya (Nablus), damaging the room and its content (furniture and equipment).

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