a senior red cross official exist Gaza Describe the consequences of an event Israeli strike On Friday, devastating scenes in Gaza were revealed. William Schomburglocal head of the International Committee red cross (International Committee of the Red Cross) spoke to reporters in Geneva via video link about the incident, detailing the destruction and the subsequent influx of injured people seeking assistance.
According to Agence France-Presse, the wall of the complex exploded around 3.30 pm, causing widespread damage and killing 22 people.
Schomburg vividly described the situation, saying: “There were piles of corpses and there was blood everywhere.” The attack severely affected the Red Cross compound, which is located south of the Israeli military-designated humanitarian zone, All parties to the conflict know the area.
“All of our buildings are known to all parties to the conflict,” Schomburg said.
Schomburg avoided speculation about who was responsible for the shelling, saying: “We are not here to point fingers. Of course, this incident is one of several near misses that we have had… As the International Committee of the Red Cross, We cannot operate as we do now.
Many of the injured were taken by ambulance to a nearby Red Cross field hospital for emergency medical treatment, but not all survived. No Red Cross workers died, but two of the workers’ children were injured and required medical attention, Schomberg noted.
Around the Red Cross compound, Schomburg recounted harrowing scenes. “There were pools of blood on the street around the compound, and there were bodies scattered on the ground. We did find body parts scattered in different places, including inside the compound. Frankly, this is something I’ve never seen before.” In such a short period of time It was really shocking for the team to suffer so much within a short period of time.
An IDF statement on Saturday said a preliminary investigation “found that there was no direct attack by the IDF on Red Cross facilities.” The investigation continues and findings will be shared with international partners.
Schomberg described confusion and fear among people near the compound, many of whom were family members of Red Cross workers living in tents. He called it a “miracle” that no one was seriously injured. He described an overwhelming sense of fear “where people were clearly panicked, very desperate and had nowhere to go.”
According to Agence France-Presse, Hamas launched an attack on October 7 that killed 1,194 people, mainly civilians. Subsequently, Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip continued to escalate. Hamas has taken hostages, 116 of whom remain in Gaza, but the Israeli army says 41 have died. According to Gaza’s health ministry, Israel’s counteroffensive has killed at least 37,551 people, mainly civilians.
According to Agence France-Presse, the wall of the complex exploded around 3.30 pm, causing widespread damage and killing 22 people.
Schomburg vividly described the situation, saying: “There were piles of corpses and there was blood everywhere.” The attack severely affected the Red Cross compound, which is located south of the Israeli military-designated humanitarian zone, All parties to the conflict know the area.
“All of our buildings are known to all parties to the conflict,” Schomburg said.
Schomburg avoided speculation about who was responsible for the shelling, saying: “We are not here to point fingers. Of course, this incident is one of several near misses that we have had… As the International Committee of the Red Cross, We cannot operate as we do now.
Many of the injured were taken by ambulance to a nearby Red Cross field hospital for emergency medical treatment, but not all survived. No Red Cross workers died, but two of the workers’ children were injured and required medical attention, Schomberg noted.
Around the Red Cross compound, Schomburg recounted harrowing scenes. “There were pools of blood on the street around the compound, and there were bodies scattered on the ground. We did find body parts scattered in different places, including inside the compound. Frankly, this is something I’ve never seen before.” In such a short period of time It was really shocking for the team to suffer so much within a short period of time.
An IDF statement on Saturday said a preliminary investigation “found that there was no direct attack by the IDF on Red Cross facilities.” The investigation continues and findings will be shared with international partners.
Schomberg described confusion and fear among people near the compound, many of whom were family members of Red Cross workers living in tents. He called it a “miracle” that no one was seriously injured. He described an overwhelming sense of fear “where people were clearly panicked, very desperate and had nowhere to go.”
According to Agence France-Presse, Hamas launched an attack on October 7 that killed 1,194 people, mainly civilians. Subsequently, Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip continued to escalate. Hamas has taken hostages, 116 of whom remain in Gaza, but the Israeli army says 41 have died. According to Gaza’s health ministry, Israel’s counteroffensive has killed at least 37,551 people, mainly civilians.
