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The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on Thursday (23 May) that 29 of its staffers have been killed since the start of the escalation of the conflict in Gaza, including 17 who were targeted while performing their humanitarian duties.
"The Palestine Red Crescent Society mourns the loss of mental health volunteer Najm Tabassi, who was killed along with his wife due to the bombing of their home in Rafah by the occupation forces the Israeli military forces. This brings the total number of PRCS martyrs in the Gaza Strip since October 7 to 29, 17 of whom were targeted by the occupation while performing their humanitarian duties," the PRCS wrote on X.
Earlier in May, the UN special papporteur on the right to health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, said that at least 492 Palestinian health workers had been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of hostilities on October 7, with 80% of primary health care centers no longer operating.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel and breached the border, attacking both civilian neighborhoods and military bases. Nearly 1,200 people in Israel were killed and some 240 others were abducted during the attack. Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza, and started a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. Over 35,600 people have been killed so far by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, local authorities said. More than 100 hostages are still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza.
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