ICRC
Statement in the name of Fabrizio Carboni, Near and Middle East Regional Director, ICRC.
“The recent rockets in Israel and airstrikes in Gaza represent a dangerous escalation of the tensions and violence witnessed over the past days in Jerusalem, including its Old City. It is clear that this cycle of violence will have heavy consequences on the civilian population in Israel and the occupied territory, as well as in the region.
The International Committee of the Red Cross is issuing an urgent call for restraint and de-escalation. Every minute that this cycle of violence continues is a danger to people’s lives, their homes and the services and infrastructure they rely on like hospitals and schools.
Israel and the Occupied Territories: Restraint and de-escalation urgently needed as civilians pay a terrible price
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Statement in the name of Fabrizio Carboni, Near and Middle East Regional Director, ICRC. The recent rockets in Israel and airstrikes in Gaza represent a dangerous escalation of the tensions and violence witnessed over the past days in Jerusalem, including its Old City. It is clear that this cycle of violence will have heavy consequences on the civilian population in Israel and the occupied territory, as well as in the region.
The International Committee of the Red Cross is issuing an urgent call for restraint and de-escalation. Every minute that this cycle of violence continues is a danger to people s lives, their homes and the services and infrastructure they rely on like hospitals and schools.
Red Cross urges all sides in Gaza conflict to step back by Reuters
Tuesday, 11 May 2021 17:33 GMT
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GENEVA, May 11 (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on all sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas-run Gaza on Tuesday to de-escalate the violence that has killed at least 30 people and reminded them of the rules of war.
Israel intensified its air strikes on Gaza as rocket barrages hit Israeli towns for a second day in a deepening conflict in which at least 28 people in the Palestinian enclave and two in Israel have been killed.
Statement in the name of Fabrizio Carboni, Regional Director for the Near and Middle East, ICRC The recent rockets in Israel and airstrikes in Gaza represent a dangerous escalation of the tensions and violence witnessed over the past days in Jerusalem, including its Old City. It is clear that this cycle of violence will have heavy consequences on the civilian population in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, as well as in the region.
The International Committee of the Red Cross is issuing an urgent call for restraint and de-escalation. Every minute that this cycle of violence continues is a danger to people s lives, their homes and the services and infrastructure they rely on, like hospitals and schools.