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An Israeli air strike has hit the Qatari Red Crescent Society (QRCS)’s office in Gaza, killing two Palestinians and wounding ten others, the organisation announced via its official Twitter account.
تعرض مقر #الهلال_الأحمر_القطري في قطاع #غزة للقصف من قبل قوات الاحتلال الاسرائيلي اليوم الإثنين 17/5/2021 الساعة 6 مساء بتوقيت القدس. pic.twitter.com/MlsLR1WAVp
— الهلال الأحمر القطري (@QRCS) May 17, 2021
The organisation said that its offices were attacked “by the Israeli occupation forces” on Monday.
“The Qatar Red Crescent condemns the targeting of its headquarters in Gaza [and] reaffirms the need to allow relief teams to work in accordance with international humanitarian law,” it added.
Last Saturday, Israeli air raids levelled the building which housed Qatar’s Al Jazeera news channel in Gaza and American news agency the Associated Press (AP).
AP said on Saturday it was “shocked and horrified” by the Israeli air strike and called for an independent investigation into the attack.
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