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Palestinian Red Crescent: 14 staffers being held hostage by 'Israel'

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 13 Mar 2024 08:53
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The Palestinian Red Crescent Society announces that it remains in the dark regarding the whereabouts of 14 of its members after Israeli occupation forces kidnapped them in the Gaza Strip.

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  • Members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society established several camps to accommodate displaced persons south of the Gaza Strip, occupied Palestine. (Social media)
    Members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society established several camps to accommodate displaced persons south of the Gaza Strip, occupied Palestine. (Social media)

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) announced that fourteen of its employees, whose current whereabouts are unknown, have been kidnapped and detained by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip.

In a post on X, the PRCS noted that "The Israeli occupation continues to detain 14 PRCS members, whose whereabouts remain unknown. Their families and colleagues are deeply concerned for their safety, as there are reports of torture and humiliation based on testimonies from released colleagues."
 
Moreover, the PRCS "urgently" called on the international community to "intervene and pressure Israeli authorities to immediately release our detained teams."

The Israeli occupation continues to detain 14 PRCS members, whose whereabouts remain unknown.
💔Their families and colleagues are deeply concerned for their safety, as there are reports of torture and humiliation based on testimonies from released colleagues.
🚨 PRCS urgently… pic.twitter.com/WJseQR8jfH

— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) March 12, 2024

Gaza war kills more children than in 4 years of worldwide wars: UNRWA

More children have been reported killed in the war on Gaza than in four years of conflict around the world, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA confirmed on Tuesday.

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"Staggering. The number of children reported killed in just over 4 months in #Gaza is higher than the number of children killed in 4 years of wars around the world combined," Philippe Lazzarini highlighted on X.

His post referenced United Nations numbers showing that 12,193 children had been killed in conflicts worldwide between 2019 and 2022.

Staggering. The number of children reported killed in just over 4 months in #Gaza is higher than the number of children killed in 4 years of wars around the world combined.

This war is a war on children. It is a war on their childhood and their future.#ceasefireNow for the… pic.twitter.com/tYwSNHecpy

— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) March 12, 2024

It compared that to reports from the Health Ministry in Gaza indicating that more than 12,300 children were martyred in the Strip between last October and the end of February.

"This war is a war on children. It is a war on their childhood and their future," Lazzarini indicated.

"#CeasefireNow for the sake of children in #Gaza," he added.

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