UN summer camp in Gaza vandalized

A group of armed men has vandalized a UN summer camp in the Gaza Strip, the second such attack in just over one month. The attackers destroyed tents, toys, a plastic swimming pool and set much of the camp's equipment on fire on Monday. John Ging, the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza, called it a "cowardly act," and vowed to rebuild the camp quickly. "This is another example of the growing levels of extremism in Gaza, and further evidence, if that were needed, of the urgency to change the situation on the ground," Ging said. The United Nations runs a network of summer camps for some 250,000 children in Gaza, which include games, sports and human rights lessons. Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, is UNRWA's largest competitor, running a network of camps for roughly 100,000 children.