Montreal, February 12, 2024. Doctors of the World strongly condemns the deliberate destruction of its offices in Gaza. No NGO staff or civilians were present inside when the building was demolished. This attack, which occurred a few days ago, is yet another sign of the flagrant and daily violations of international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4925,"template":"","actualite_type":[10,176],"actualite_sujet":[180],"action_combat":[],"mdm_pays":[],"class_list":["post-4924","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","actualite_type-international-actions","actualite_type-press-releases","actualite_sujet-emergency-gaza"],"acf":{"mise_en_avant":false,"chapeau":"Montreal, February 12, 2024. Doctors of the World strongly condemns the deliberate destruction of its offices in Gaza. No NGO staff or civilians were present inside when the building was demolished. This attack, which occurred a few days ago, is yet another sign of the flagrant and daily violations of international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip.","cta_type":"aucun","cta_lien":"","contenu":"
According to information provided by Doctors of the World (MdM) teams on the ground, the NGO\u2019s offices, located in the Al Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza, were intentionally destroyed a few days ago. MdM received no warning about this attack, even though the offices were clearly identified as those of a humanitarian actor<\/strong>, and the building\u2019s address had been shared with the Israeli body responsible for coordinating with NGOs to ensure it would not be targeted.<\/p>\n In recent weeks, a MdM member and their family had taken refuge inside the premises<\/strong>. They had barricaded themselves with office furniture and dared not go outside for fear of being targeted by gunfire, as many civilians were killed at the foot of the building, which was surrounded by explosions. On February 3, soldiers entered MdM\u2019s offices<\/strong>. They forced out elderly people, women, and children. All the men present were removed in an extremely degrading and humiliating manner, with soldiers forcing them to leave naked.<\/p>\n MdM then received no further news about its offices until shocking images were received clearly showing that the building housing the NGO\u2019s offices had been deliberately destroyed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are once again outraged by what appears to be a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. The destruction of our offices is further proof that absolutely no place is safe in Gaza. NGO buildings are being demolished, while humanitarian aid is insufficient and civilians continue to die every day. Destroying NGO infrastructure is also a way to limit, or even prevent, humanitarian aid from being organized,\u201d<\/em> condemns Helena Ranchal, Director of International Operations at Doctors of the World France.<\/p>\n