{"id":438442,"date":"2024-04-05T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/04\/05\/youre-making-ground-shake-earthquake-interrupts-un-briefing-on-gaza\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:40:00","slug":"youre-making-ground-shake-earthquake-interrupts-un-briefing-on-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/04\/05\/youre-making-ground-shake-earthquake-interrupts-un-briefing-on-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"“You’re Making Ground Shake”: Earthquake Interrupts UN Briefing On Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There were no initial reports of injuries or damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the US state of New Jersey on Friday interrupted the UN Security Council meeting in the neighboring New York City.<\/p>\n

In a video posted by the UN on X, Janti Soeripto, the President and Chief Executive Officer of “Save the Children” organization, was briefing the security council on the situation in war-torn Gaza when suddenly they felt the tremors of the earthquake at the United Nations building.<\/p>\n

As she took a pause, a fellow member said, “You’re making the ground shake!”.<\/p>\n

She then continued further after the tremors subsided.<\/p>\n

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#BREAKING<\/a>: \u201cYou’re making the ground shake!\u201d UN Security Council hears as mid-morning #earthquake<\/a> interrupts briefing on the situation in the Middle East. pic.twitter.com\/1F8TZBHKKu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 UN News (@UN_News_Centre) April 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

New York City was shaken by a small earthquake with a 4.8 magnitude and an epicenter in neighboring New Jersey state.<\/p>\n

There were no initial reports of injuries or damage.<\/p>\n

Social media users reported feeling the earthquake from Philadelphia up to New York and eastward along Long Island.<\/p>\n

New York Governor Kathy Hochul\u00a0 said the earthquake hit west of Manhattan and was “felt throughout” New York.<\/p>\n

“My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day,” she posted on X.<\/p>\n

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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit west of Manhattan and has been felt throughout New York.<\/p>\n

My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) April 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Earlier in the day, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that “scattered measures” for Gaza aid are not enough after Israel told the UN it will allow a “meaningful increase” in aid.<\/p>\n

“It’s not enough to have scattered measures — we need a paradigm shift,” he told reporters at the UN’s New York headquarters.<\/p>\n

The latest war in Gaza began on October 7 last year when Hamas attacked Israel and killed about 1,170 Israelis and foreigners, most of them civilians.<\/p>\n

Since then, Israel’s retaliatory campaign has killed more than 33,000 people in Gaza.<\/p>\n

(With agency inputs)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n