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59 Palestinians in Gaza are killed by Israeli airstrikes or shot dead while seeking aid

Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 57,800 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

sentinelcolorado.com/noapple/5

Sentinel Colorado · 59 Palestinians in Gaza are killed by Israeli airstrikes or shot dead while seeking aidBy WAFAA SHURAFA | Associated Press
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🧵 2/3: Last week, Rasha Bakeer from the #Palestinian #RedCrescent Society came to London to talk about the PRCS experience in #Gaza. The #RedCross in the West seems to struggle with its principle of #neutrality & like the BBC will use the words 'tragic deaths' rather than the PRCS words of 'targeted killing'.

When asked whether it was difficult to remain #neutral in an inherently political conflict, Rasha's answer was both surprising & brilliant...

palestinercs.org/en/Article/12

www.palestinercs.org‏PRCS: The Killing of Eight of Our Medics is ‏A Tragedy Against Humanitarian Work - Palestine Red Crescent SocietyPRCS

🧵 1/3: Finally watched #Gaza #Doctors Under Attack, the #documentary forcibly dropped by the #BBC & picked up by Channel4. This film feels personal: 27 of my #RedCross colleagues have been killed in Gaza, often targeted as the film demonstrates.
It opens on the now famous mobile footage shot by #Palestinian #RedCrescent staff showing marked #PRCS ambulances/lights targeted by the #IDF, before he & 14 staff were killed & buried with their vehicles in a mass grave.

channel4.com/programmes/gaza-d

📑 #blog In contemporary humanitarian crises, handling the dead presents significant practical and ethical challenges.

In this post, Dr Ahmed Al‑Dawoody, ICRC Legal Adviser for Islamic #law, examines how Islamic legal traditions address matters such as collective burial, rapid interment, exhumation, autopsy, burial at sea, and gender‑sensitive handling of remains.

#humanitarian #action #ICRC
#RedCross #RedCrescent
#crisismanagement

blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy/

📢 The International Committee of the #RedCross (ICRC) expressed deep concern on Saturday over the recent escalation of hostilities in the #MiddleEast, warning that any further intensification could trigger a wider regional crisis with devastating consequences

#palestine #iran #lebanon #syria

#press #emergencyresponse

📰 Report: WAFA JUN-14

english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/

WAFA AgencyICRC warns of regional crisis amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East

The Government of Canada and Manitoba will match donations to the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Manitoba Wildfires Appeal. This means every $1 donated will become $3 to support the families and individuals most impacted by wildfires in Manitoba. Donation matching will be open for 30 days starting May 28, when the appeal first began.

canada.ca/en/public-safety-can

www.canada.caWildfire Donation-Matching Initiatives - Canada.caIf you are interested in making a donation to help those affected by wildfires in Alberta, Northwest Territories, or Nova Scotia, please visit the Wildfire Donation-Matching Initiatives page to learn about how your donation could be tripled.

Das Rote Kreuz bietet weitaus mehr als medizinische Hilfe: Im Zweiten Weltkrieg (1939–45) unterstützte das Internationale Komitee vom Roten Kreuz (#IKRK) die Einrichtung und Ausstattung von #Bibliotheken in den Lagern für #Kriegsgefangene und Zivilinternierte.
➡️ blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/int («Books behind barbed wire: ICRC’s intellectual relief for POWs during the Second World War»)