International Red Cross Suspends Activity in Gaza over Security Situation

(Ha'aretz) Arnon Regular - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Monday suspended all its field operations in the Gaza Strip in protest of the deterioration in security. The ICRC closed its offices in Khan Yunis indefinitely after gunmen fired dozens of bullets at them. A number of UN aid people have been abducted in Gaza in recent days, in events linked to rivalry among Palestinian security branches.


2005-08-09 00:00:00

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