Nicola Coughlan Instagram – RP @chooselove The horror, loss, and despair we are witnessing in Gaza is beyond our comprehension. Nowhere, and no one is safe. Our incredible partner Medical Aid for Palestinians @medicalaidpal (MAP) and IRC’s joint Emergency Medical Team (EMT), along with Doctors Without Borders and other NGO medical teams have been forced to withdraw from the Al Aqsa hospital, the only functioning hospital in middle Gaza, due to relentless bombardment in the immediate vicinity. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭. 𝘞𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨”, said one MAP EMT doctor. It is unthinkable that in 2024 the thousands of injured and dying, half of whom are children, have nowhere safe to go. Many of the hospital staff have been killed, injured, or forced to evacuate from the area. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just reported that shockingly only 5 doctors remain at Al Aqsa hospital to treat the hundreds of casualties, mainly children, with no anaesthesia, on blood-soaked floors, surrounded by chaos and panic of the wounded and their families. More than 300 healthcare workers have been killed since Oct 7th, 2023. That’s more than the total number killed across all countries in conflict in any year since 2016. Hospitals and medical staff have protected status under international law. Hospitals are not a target. Medics are not a target. Civilians are not a target. Children are not a target. We stand with the humanitarian community demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire. #ceasefirenow #releasethehostages Photo from the New Yorker.