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Doctors Without Borders calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, a “vital emergency”

The organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called this Tuesday for a ceasefire in Gaza stripconsidering it essential to organize the humanitarian response and a “vital emergency” for the population of the Palestinian territory bombed by Israel.

One month after the bloody attack carried out by the Islamic group Hamas In Israel, MSF described a “catastrophic humanitarian situation” in Palestinian territory immersed in a “total war“, according to the entity’s director, Claire Magone.

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The population is exhausted and O saves lives, practically powerless. In the face of catastrophe, a ceasefire is a matter of vital urgency” he declared Magoneduring a press conference at the organization’s headquarters in Paris.

At the time, there are only deceptive signs of humanity and dilatory discussions“, he denounced, after evoking the”tactical breaks”Discussed between Israel and the United States to allow for a humanitarian truce.

MSFwhich has around 300 Palestinian employees, evacuated its 22 expatriate members a few days ago but hopes to quickly gain access to new staff.

The situation in Link It was unsustainable from the start. No place is safe. It’s a total war, a tragedy without escape“He explained Louis Baudoin-Laarmanone of the evacuees and responsible for communication MSF to Palestine.

Baudoin-Laarman Indicated that “bombs fall everywhere” and that tens of thousands of displaced people are crammed into overcrowded UN camps in disastrous conditions.

“In Jan Yunes [sur de la Franja de Gaza]“There were around 45 thousand people, eight bathrooms, two hours of water every 12 hours.”He explained.

The person responsible for the Emergency Program MSF, Michel-Olivier Lacharitéspoke for his part in a saturated healthcare system.

“There are 3,500 beds in the Gaza stripof which 2,000 in the north, despite the fact that, according to the Gaza authorities, 25,000 were injured.he assured.

“Hospitals are traditionally places of refuge in Link. It’s not like that”am sorry.

Only one stop fire can allow aid to be organized and enable a response humanitarian” he insisted Lachariteindicating that around 500 aid trucks entered Link across the Egyptian border in a month, when it is the daily volume in normal times.

Source: Elcomercio

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