Israel wont let Red Cross Team into Gaza

There just is absolutely no excuse for this. Israel seems bound and determined to collectively
punish Palestinians for exercising their democratic right in electing Hamas aand for their rocket fire into Israel. The irony is that the sort of collective punishment tactic the Isralis are using is precisely that of Nazis against the resistance.






Israel Won’t Let Red Cross Team into Gaza
Doctors, Nurses Not Allowed to Pass Gaza Crossing
Posted January 4, 2009
With hospitals overwhelmed by the shortage of supplies caused by weeks of on-and-off blockades and the enormous number of casualties, the need for foreign aid workers, in particular doctors, is greater than ever in the Gaza Strip. Why then, is a Red Cross team of doctors and nurses unable to enter the area?
The organization says the team has been waiting at the Erez Crossing for three days now. Initially their entry was denied by the Israeli military, citing security reasons, and while that decision was officially reversed the crossing has been closed ever since, keeping the team unable to provide aid to Gaza’s thousands of wounded.
The Swiss government condemned the move, calling on Israel to immediately reopen all border crossings to allow humanitarian aid into the strip, and urged both sides to respect the provisions of international humanitarian law, including allowing access to the victims of the war.


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