AP: UN summer camp in Gaza vandalized

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – A U.N. spokesman says assailants have vandalized a U.N. summer camp for children in Gaza.

Tug of war in Gaza summer camp Photo: AP

It's the second such attack in as many months.

There was no claim of responsibility.

However, Islamic extremists have accused the main U.N. aid agency of corrupting Gaza's youth with its summer program of games, sports and human rights lessons for some 250,000 children.

The U.N.'s main competitor is the Islamic militant Hamas, which operates camps for some 100,000 children and offers lessons on Islam and military-style marching.

Local U.N. spokesman Adnan Abu Hasna says vandals broke into a camp site in central Gaza early Monday. He says they burned down tents and damaged facilities, but gave no further details.

Palestinian kids enjoying camp Photo: AP