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MFAT statement falsely implying human responsibility for the zionist attack on the Syrian town of Majdal Shams

Andrew Li made this Official Information request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The request was partially successful.

From: Andrew Li

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

The statement:
"We condemn the attack on Majdal Shams, and the deaths of children. Hezbollah must stop its attacks on Israel.

We also mourn the deaths of civilians, including children, following strikes on a school in Deir al-Balah in Gaza.

This escalation in hostilities only makes a ceasefire in Gaza more urgent. We urge all involved to exercise restraint and de-escalate.

A wider scale war would have disastrous consequences for Israel and Lebanon - and for civilians across the region.

- WP"
https://x.com/NewZealandMFA/status/18174...
was issued on X/Twitter under the NewZealandMFA account falsely implying that the human resistance group, Hezbollah, was responsible for the zionist terrorist attack on the Syrian town of Majdal Shams that slaughtered 12 Syrian children and injured more than 40 more. The soldiers of the resistance, the Syrian government, the Syrian residents of Majdal Shams, 'israeli' paramedics and journalists, and even prior British ambassadors to Syria have all confirmed that humans from Syria or Lebanon were not involved in any way in causing the slaughter of the children, but that the deaths were instead solely the result of a zionist missile striking the soccer field, either through incompetence or their deliberate targeting of Syrian children.

I am requesting:
1) All internal notes and communications internally within MFAT and with Peters which related to the production of this disgusting message.
2) All internal notes and communications internally within MFAT and with Peters which relate to the attack on Majdal Shams.

Yours faithfully,
Andrew Li

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From: ENQUIRIES
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Andrew Li

Thank you for your OIA request received on 12 August 2024 for:

1) All internal notes and communications internally within MFAT and with Peters which related to the production of this disgusting message.
2) All internal notes and communications internally within MFAT and with Peters which relate to the attack on Majdal Shams.

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s website.

Ngâ mihi

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

[UNCLASSIFIED]

Tēnā koe Andrew Li,

 

I am writing concerning your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
of 12 August date which asks for:

 

1) All internal notes and communications internally within MFAT and with
Peters which related to the production of this disgusting message.

2) All internal notes and communications internally within MFAT and with
Peters which relate to the attack on Majdal Shams.

 

This email is to advise that we will need to extend the time limit for
responding to you by 15 working days, to 30 September 2024. This is
because consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are
such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original
time frame (section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA refers).

 

However, if this process is completed before 30 September 2024, the
response will be sent to you as soon as possible.

 

If you have any questions, you can contact us by email at:
[1]DM‑[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and
review by the Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Executive Services Division

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Tēnā koe Andrew Li,

 

Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

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