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Israel accused of strip-searching aid workers

Israel accused of strip-searching aid workers

Telegraph5 days ago
The Israeli military strip-searched and detained World Health Organisation (WHO) workers in Gaza, the UN organisation has claimed.
Three Israeli Defence Forces air strikes reportedly targeted a warehouse and the homes of WHO staff and their families on Monday, resulting in a fire and extensive damage.
A spokesman for the WHO said women and children were 'forced to evacuate on foot toward…an active conflict'.
During the attacks on Deir al-Balah, 'male staff and family members were handcuffed, stripped, interrogated on the spot, and screened at gunpoint,' the spokesperson said.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director General, said the strikes would further hinder attempts to support hospitals and doctors in the war-torn region at a time they are 'already critically short on medicines, fuel, and equipment'.
Israel launched a new offensive into southern and eastern districts of Deir al-Balah for the first time on Monday, an area the IDF suspects hostages may be held.
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