Palestinian Red Crescent: 'We won’t leave Gaza'

The Palestinian Red Crescent has said it will not stop doing its work despite Israel’s assault on Gaza.

In a statement on Facebook, the society said its medics would continue doing their “humanitarian work”.

“We won’t leave people to face death alone,” it added.
The organisation also called on the world to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

In a statement put out on Instagram, the society said that it did not have the means to evacuate those in hospitals or the elderly and disabled.
Their statements came amid an Israeli move to force the population of northern Gaza to the south.

“There are no safe areas in the whole of the Gaza Strip.” The statement read.
It continued: “Humanity is on the line. The world must intervene to stop this catastrophe unfold in the next few hours. War is not the answer. Killing civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure is not the answer. All parties must abide by the laws of war and protect the civilian population.”

It further called on other Red Cross and Red Crescent societies to call on their governments to allow humanitarian access.