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Unicef and Doctors Without Borders lose contact with staff in Gaza

27 October 2023 23:39 BST

Both Unicef and Medecins sans Frontieres International (Doctors Without Borders) are no longer in contact with their colleagues in Gaza.

“I’m extremely concerned about their safety and another night of unspeakable horror for one million children in Gaza,” Unicef executive director Catherine Russell said in a statement.

"All humanitarians and the children and families they serve MUST be protected.”

In a statement by Doctors Without Borders, the medical aid charity said they were “deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza. We have lost contact with some of our Palestinian colleagues on the ground.”

“We are particularly worried for the patients, medical staff and thousands of families taking shelter at Al Shifa Hospital and other health facilities.”

It added, “We call for the unequivocal protection of all medical facilities, staff and civilians across the Gaza Strip.