Palestine Red Crescent
As a member of the Jordan Red Crescent Society I am interested in what the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement does round the world. The emblems of the Movement are there to protect those who are doing their humanitarian duties. Unfortunately these emblems do not ensure protection anymore.
On November 3 two Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) medical workers died from injuries received while performing their life-saving humanitarian work during a military operation of the Israeli army. The following is from a press release by the ICRC.
"Shortly after 9 p.m. on 3 November, the PRCS emergency medical services responded to reports that people had been wounded during military operations in Beit Lahiya, south-west of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. A number of ambulances, including three from the PRCS, reached the area. Both paramedics were wearing the clearly marked fluorescent jackets of the PRCS and using large flashlights when they left the ambulance to perform their humanitarian duties. The ambulance's siren was on and its flashing lights were visible at a great distance. The paramedics were in the process of evacuating a dead body from the scene when IDF munitions suddenly hit the area. One died on the spot; the other was seriously wounded and died of his injuries a few hours later.
The ICRC is appalled by this failure to protect personnel engaged in emergency medical duties. The individuals concerned and their means of transport were clearly marked with a distinctive emblem conferring the protection of the Geneva Conventions."
What excuses will the IDF come up with this time I wonder? T
On November 3 two Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) medical workers died from injuries received while performing their life-saving humanitarian work during a military operation of the Israeli army. The following is from a press release by the ICRC.
"Shortly after 9 p.m. on 3 November, the PRCS emergency medical services responded to reports that people had been wounded during military operations in Beit Lahiya, south-west of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. A number of ambulances, including three from the PRCS, reached the area. Both paramedics were wearing the clearly marked fluorescent jackets of the PRCS and using large flashlights when they left the ambulance to perform their humanitarian duties. The ambulance's siren was on and its flashing lights were visible at a great distance. The paramedics were in the process of evacuating a dead body from the scene when IDF munitions suddenly hit the area. One died on the spot; the other was seriously wounded and died of his injuries a few hours later.
The ICRC is appalled by this failure to protect personnel engaged in emergency medical duties. The individuals concerned and their means of transport were clearly marked with a distinctive emblem conferring the protection of the Geneva Conventions."
What excuses will the IDF come up with this time I wonder? T
posted by joladies at Tuesday, November 07, 2006
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