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New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Health
- New Straits Times
Gaza doctors donate blood to save patients amid aid distribution carnage
GENEVA: Doctors in the Gaza Strip are donating their own blood to save their patients after scores of Palestinians were gunned down while trying to get food aid, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday. Around 100 MSF staff protested outside the UN headquarters in Geneva against an aid distribution system in Gaza run by an Israeli-backed private company, which has led to chaotic scenes of mass carnage. "People need the basics of also need it in dignity," MSF Switzerland's director general, Stephen Cornish, told Reuters at the protest. "If you're fearing for your life, running with packages being mowed down, this is just something that is completely beyond everything we've ever seen," he said. "These attacks have killed were left to bleed out on the ground." Cornish said staff at one of the hospitals where MSF operates had to give blood, as most Palestinians are now too poorly nourished to donate. Israel allowed the private Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to begin food distribution in Gaza last week, after having completely shut the Gaza Strip to all supplies since the beginning of March. Gaza authorities say at least 102 Palestinians were killed and nearly 500 wounded trying to get aid from the food distribution sites in the first eight days. Eyewitnesses have said Israeli forces fired on crowds. The Israeli military said Hamas fighters were to blame for opening fire, though it acknowledged that on Tuesday, when at least 27 people died, its troops had fired at "suspects" who approached their positions. The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday, supported by all other Council members, which would have called for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in Gaza and unhindered access for aid. — REUTERS
Free Malaysia Today
4 days ago
- Health
- Free Malaysia Today
Gaza doctors give their own blood to patients gunned down seeking aid
Hospital staff had to give blood as most Palestinians are now too poorly nourished to donate. (AP pic) GENEVA : Doctors in the Gaza Strip are donating their own blood to save their patients after scores of Palestinians were gunned down while trying to get food aid, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said today. Around 100 MSF staff protested outside the UN headquarters in Geneva against an aid distribution system in Gaza run by an Israeli-backed private company, which has led to chaotic scenes of mass carnage. 'People need the basics of life…they also need it in dignity,' MSF Switzerland's director general, Stephen Cornish, told Reuters at the protest. 'If you're fearing for your life, running with packages being mowed down, this is just something that is completely beyond everything we've ever seen,' he said. 'These attacks have killed dozens…They were left to bleed out on the ground.' Cornish said staff at one of the hospitals where MSF operates had to give blood as most Palestinians are now too poorly nourished to donate. Israel allowed the private Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to begin food distribution in Gaza last week, after having completely shut the Gaza Strip to all supplies since the beginning of March. Gaza authorities say at least 102 Palestinians were killed and nearly 500 wounded trying to get aid from the food distribution sites in the first eight days. Eyewitnesses have said Israeli forces fired on crowds. The Israeli military said Hamas militants were to blame for opening fire, though it acknowledged that on Tuesday, when at least 27 people died, that its troops had fired at 'suspects' who approached their positions. The US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday supported by all other Council members, which would have called for an 'immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire' in Gaza and unhindered access for aid.
South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Gaza doctors give own blood to patients after scores gunned down seeking aid
Doctors in the Gaza Strip are donating their own blood to save their patients after scores of Palestinians were gunned down while trying to get food aid, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday. Advertisement Around 100 MSF staff protested outside the UN headquarters in Geneva against an aid distribution system in Gaza run by an Israeli-backed private company, which has led to chaotic scenes of mass carnage. 'People need the basics of life … they also need it in dignity,' MSF Switzerland's director general, Stephen Cornish, said at the protest. 'If you're fearing for your life, running with packages being mowed down, this is just something that is completely beyond everything we've ever seen,' he said. 'These attacks have killed dozens … They were left to bleed out on the ground.' Cornish said staff at one of the hospitals where MSF operates had to give blood as most Palestinians are now too poorly nourished to donate. Members of Medecins Sans Frontieres take part in a protest in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE Israel allowed the private Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to begin food distribution in Gaza last week, after having completely shut the Gaza Strip to all supplies since the beginning of March.
RNZ News
4 days ago
- Health
- RNZ News
Gaza doctors give their own blood to patients after scores gunned down seeking aid
By Olivia Le Poidevin , Reuters People react as Palestinian rescuers evacuate injured people in an ambulance after an Israeli drone reportedly opened fire on civilian gatherings near an aid distribution point not far from the so-called "Netzarim checkpoint", in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP / Eyad Baba Doctors in the Gaza Strip are donating their own blood to save their patients after scores of Palestinians were gunned down while trying to get food aid, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday. Around 100 MSF staff protested outside the UN headquarters in Geneva against an aid distribution system in Gaza run by an Israeli-backed private company, which has led to chaotic scenes of mass carnage. "People need the basics of also need it in dignity," MSF Switzerland's director general, Stephen Cornish, told Reuters at the protest. "If you're fearing for your life, running with packages being mowed down, this is just something that is completely beyond everything we've ever seen," he said. "These attacks have killed were left to bleed out on the ground." Cornish said staff at one of the hospitals where MSF operates had to give blood as most Palestinians were now too poorly nourished to donate. Israel allowed the private Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to begin food distribution in Gaza last week, after having completely shut the Gaza Strip to all supplies since the beginning of March. Gaza authorities say at least 102 Palestinians were killed and nearly 500 wounded trying to get aid from the food distribution sites in the first eight days. Eyewitnesses have said Israeli forces fired on crowds. The Israeli military said Hamas militants were to blame for opening fire, though it acknowledged that on Tuesday, when at least 27 people died, that its troops had fired at "suspects" who approached their positions. Palestinian children wait with others for food at a distribution point in Gaza City. Photo: AFP / Majdi Fathi The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday supported by all other Council members, which would have called for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in Gaza and unhindered access for aid. - Reuters
News24
4 days ago
- Health
- News24
Gaza doctors give their own blood to patients after scores gunned down seeking aid
Gaza doctors donate their own blood as patients are too malnourished, MSF says. MSF staff protest deadly Israeli-backed aid system after 102 killed seeking food. US vetoes UN resolution for ceasefire and unrestricted aid to Gaza. Doctors in the Gaza Strip are donating their own blood to save their patients after scores of Palestinians were gunned down while trying to get food aid, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday. Around 100 MSF staff protested outside the UN headquarters in Geneva against an aid distribution system in Gaza run by an Israeli-backed private company, which has led to chaotic scenes of mass carnage. MSF Switzerland's director general, Stephen Cornish, told Reuters at the protest: People need the basics of also need it in dignity. 'If you're fearing for your life, running with packages being mowed down, this is just something that is completely beyond everything we've ever seen. 'These attacks have killed were left to bleed out on the ground.' Cornish said staff at one of the hospitals where MSF operates had to give blood as most Palestinians are now too poorly nourished to donate. Israel allowed the private Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to begin food distribution in Gaza last week, after having completely shut the Gaza Strip to all supplies since the beginning of March. Gaza authorities say at least 102 Palestinians were killed and nearly 500 wounded trying to get aid from the food distribution sites in the first eight days. Eyewitnesses have said Israeli forces fired on crowds. The Israeli military said Hamas militants were to blame for opening fire, though it acknowledged that on Tuesday, when at least 27 people died, that its troops had fired at 'suspects' who approached their positions. The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday supported by all other Council members, which would have called for an 'immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire' in Gaza and unhindered access for aid.
