Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, has questioned the neutrality of MSF’s hospitals, saying Houthi fighters were also being treated there. The targeting of hospitals and humanitarian workers in war is quickly becoming a “new normal”, a top official at Médecins Sans Frontières has said, describing permanent members of the UN security council as complicit in the killing of medics. [The security council members] are responsible because they’re part of coalitions that are part of bombing campaigns. Facebook Twitter Pinterest People inspect the damage at the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Aleppo, Syria. Photograph: Médecins Sans FrontièresHofman was referring to the military and logistical support provided by four of the permanent members of the security council to countries and coalitions that have bombed hospitals.

Source: The Guardian June 01, 2016 06:00 UTC