Doctors Without Borders warned this Friday that 137 people associated with the organization, including 65 children, are currently “trapped” in its facilities located near Al Shifa Hospitalthe largest medical complex in the Gaza Strip, as a result of “intense and ongoing fighting and bombing” that “continues to prevent thousands of people from safely leaving the area.”

“Thousands of civilians are at risk of death, including more than a hundred MSF staff and their families,” the organization said in a statement, adding that repeated his urgent request for a ceasefire.

This, according to the organization, is “the only way runners start safely evacuate thousands of civilians, including MSF staff and their families.”

The organization noted that its employees and their families have not been able to leave since last Saturday, and noted that during this time Shots were fired into MSF premises“fortunately they did not cause any casualties” and “high intensity fighting very close to their location.”

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“Our colleagues hear the constant noise of gunshots, explosions and drones. We hear this when we talk to them on the phone. Evacuation route to southern Gaza remains unsafe“explained the General Coordinator of Doctors Without Borders in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Anne Taylor.

“They are terrified, they ran out of food a few days ago, and now the children started getting sick because they drink salt water, they need to be evacuated immediately,” Taylor complained.

MSF staff in the Gaza Strip previously assured that the situation had worsened since the attack on Al-Shifa hospital. became “catastrophic” Communication between the organization and its personnel stationed in the affected areas was interrupted. (Europe Press)