UN officials said Wednesday that several large, unexploded Israeli bombs left over from last month's war in the Gaza Strip have gone missing in the Hamas-ruled territory. "A number of aerial bombs and other materiel retrieved in Gaza were being held in a collection area at a traffic police compound in Gaza City," a UN official told AFP. "This has disappeared."
The missing munitions include three 900 kilogram bombs and eight 230 kilogram bombs dropped by Israeli warplanes during the 22-day war that killed over 1,300 Palestinians.
"We are anxious to return this ordnance. It's dangerous materiel and needs to be disposed of in a safe manner," UN spokesman Richard Miron stated. The UN said it did not know who had taken the bombs and did not accuse Hamas movement of being involved in the incident.
