Red Cross deplores attacks on ambulances in Gaza

IFRC President Francesco Rocca says 'these scenes are unacceptable'

By Nur Asena Erturk

ANKARA (AA) – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on Friday deplored the attacks on ambulances in the Gaza Strip.

The horrific and shocking images of the attacks on patients and ambulances close to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza reminded “me (of) the Markale market shelling in Sarajevo,” President Francesco Rocca wrote on X.

“These scenes are unacceptable! Civilians, ambulances, doctors, hospitals must be protected. Always,” he denounced.

13 Palestinians were killed and 26 others injured in an Israeli bombing earlier on Friday that targeted ambulances in front of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, according to the enclave's Health Ministry.

The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the surprise offensive by Hamas on Oct. 7.

Nearly 10,800 people have been killed in the conflict, including at least 9,240 Palestinians and more than 1,538 Israelis.

Besides the large number of casualties and displacement, basic supplies are running low for Gaza's 2.3 million residents due to the Israeli siege.

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