GENEVA/TEL AVIV, (WAFA)- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on Israeli army to immediately leave Palestine Red Crescent (PRCS) premises in the West Bank City of Nablus.
During a military operation in Nablus that began on the night of 18 July, the Israeli army occupied the premises of PRCS in Nablus, blocking the entrance and hindering the movement of ambulances, patients and staff, ICRC said Thursday in a press release.
It added this action shows grave disregard by the Israeli army for its obligation to respect and protect medical units. Since 19 July, the ICRC has repeatedly raised this issue with the Israeli authorities and called on the Israeli army to immediately leave the premises of the PRCS.
The PRCS runs emergency medical services and a rehabilitation centre for disabled children on its premises in Nablus, which are used for strictly humanitarian and medical purposes and which must therefore be kept safe from any form of military action or presence.
"The PRCS is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement," ICRC said. "Its medical units, which are clearly identified by the red crescent emblem, are entitled to full protection under international humanitarian law."
