Palestinian colleagues say the drones have completed their surveillance and will return with munitions. I have worked in medical humanitarian aid in Sierra Leone, Lebanon, South Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Libya and Jordan throughout the last decade. Israel poses a palpable, unprecedented risk to humanitarian and medical workers in Gaza. When Dr Al-Bursh was killed recently, the updated numbers reported were of 496 medical workers killed by Israel since Hamas’s attack on 7 October, and 309 arrested. Where is the most basic right to safe living – let alone health and freedom – for the civilians of Gaza?

Source: The Guardian May 15, 2024 18:49 UTC