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Red Crescent, IFRC urge UN probe after 15 humanitarian workers killed in Gaza
Summary
At a United Nations press briefing, the IFRC and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said a mass grave containing 15 first responders was uncovered in Gaza and called for an independent investigation, immediate resumption of aid and protection for humanitarian workers.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) told a United Nations press briefing that a mass grave discovered on March 23 in Gaza contained 15 first responders killed while on duty, including eight Palestinian Red Crescent medics, six civil defense personnel and one United Nations officer. PRCS said one of its medics remained missing and three colleagues were detained.
The IFRC and PRCS urged the U.N. Security Council and the broader international community to open an independent, thorough investigation and to take steps to protect humanitarian workers and civilians. Dylan Winder, permanent observer for the IFRC at the United Nations, said, "The IFRC is outraged at the deaths of eight medics from…
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