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Josep Borrell, EU foreign policy chief, says the European Union condemns the shelling of the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) office in Gaza by Israel.
The shelling led to dozens of casualties. Borrell called for an independent investigation to hold those responsible for the shelling.
He said that protection of civilians is an obligation under the Geneva Conventions adding the ICRC must be able to carry out all it Geneva Conventions duties in safety, including humanitarian protection, assistance to the victims and access to safety.
In a statement by the ICRC office is stated that “heavy-caliber projectiles landed within meters of the office and residences of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Friday, afternoon.”
It added “the strike damaged the structure of the ICRC office, which is surrounded by hundreds of displaced civilians living in tents, including many “of our Palestinian colleagues.”
The statement went on: “This incident caused a mass casualty influx at the nearby Red Cross Field Hospital. The hospital was receiving 22 killed, 45 injured and reports of additional casualties.”
The ICRC have called this as a “grave security incident” as “one of several in recent days”, adding that “previously stray bullets have reached ICRC structure.”
