21 July 2014
Source: Middle East Monitor
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called on Israel to halt its
aggression against the Gaza Strip, noting it is complicating efforts to
provide medical care to casualties.
In a statement published on its website on Sunday, MSF said that most
of the victims of Israeli fire are civilians. It also said that Israeli
forces target paramedics.
"The majority of the dead and wounded in Gaza are civilians and medical workers are also coming under fire," the statement said.
The organisation also said it had witnessed two paramedics, who were
killed and two others who were injured whilst trying to rescue wounded
from Sheja'ia. It said that an MSF vehicle came under fire as an Israeli
attack took place just about 300 metres away.
"A clearly identified MSF vehicle escaped an air strike 300 metres
away," MSF statement said. It added that the Israeli authorities had
promised secure movements for the organisation from the Erez border
crossing to Gaza City.
In addition, MSF cited its field coordinator in Gaza, Nicolas
Palarus, who said: "the United Nations shelters are now overcrowded and
hygiene conditions are extremely worrying."
Link: www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/europe/12967-medecins-sans-frontieres-calls-for-israel-to-stop-striking-civilians-in-gaza.
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