IOF to bomb Shifa hospital Gaza
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- Published on Saturday, 02 August 2014 09:40
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Subject: [longtermers] ISM volunteers in Gaza need your help now Hi everyone, Four volunteers, need your help (we've contacted their embassies). Here's the press release we just sent out: For immediate release: Israeli military announce they will bomb al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
Al-Shifa hospital has received a phone call telling them a building of the hospital will be bombed.
At 16:30, the hospital received a call from an unlisted number, stating a building needed to be evacuated immediately.
The building is being used for overflow patients, and is directly across the road from the main hospital building. It is part of the hospital site, but building work has yet to be completed.
The hospital is now in the process of evacuating all staff and patients inside.
"I'd like to... say that Israel's threats to bomb Gaza's largest hospital have reached a new low, but in light of it's relentless atrocities and civilian massacres over the last 25 days, it's hardly unexpected." Stated Joe Catron, U.S. International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activist now in al-Shifa hospital.
Since July 25th, international volunteers from countries including Spain, Sweden, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, Australia, and Venezuela have begun a constant protective presence in various locations at the al-Shifa Hospital.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, as of July 29th, there have been 34 attacks against Gazan medical facilities since this latest Israeli military assault began 25 days ago.
Their details are: (ISM) Joseph Catron (U.S.) (ISM) Charlie Andreasson (Sweden) (ISM) Fred Ekblad (Sweden) working/volunteering for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, also working with ISM: Julie Webb-Pullman (duel Australian and New Zealand citizenship) Below is the info Ellie sent in a previous message to you guys about calling foreign ministries, if you're able to, please call and put out some pressure! - Ally We propose to set up a rapid response network to contact our foreign offices when internationals in Gaza are in dangerous situations. This will be based around the longtermers list. Putting pressure on our governments in this way may be effective to make them take action against Israel as they have a responsibility to protect their own citizens in other countries. They want to avoid another Tom Hurndall/Rachel Corrie and if they take real action to stop Israel's aggression then we will be helping Palestinians that they are accompanying as well as hopefully across Gaza.Our efforts will be alongside the West Bank media team contacting the embassies of the internationals in Jerusalem. The media team will then email the longtermers list and we can take action.
There are currently internationals from the UK, USA, Sweden, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Venezuela and France in Gaza. If you are willing and able to take part, please check your emails regularly.
Phone calls are the priority as it will be urgent situations, but twitter could also be useful. Please find names to ask for (though we probably won't be able to get through to those specific individuals), numbers to call and twitter accounts to tweet at below:
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
MP Philip Hammond
+44 20 7008 1500
020 7219 4055
@foreignoffice
US Department of State
Israel Foreign Service Desk: 202-647-3672
@StateDept
Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Carl Bildt
+46 8 405 10 00
(Plus a load more phone numbers on this page: www.government.se/sb/d/2085)
@carlbildt
@SweMFA
Spain
José García-Margallo y Marfil
91 379 97 00 @MAECgob
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Murray McCully
+64 4 439 8000
@NZNationalParty
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Laurent Fabius
@francediplo
@laurentfabius
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Julie Bishop
+61 2 6261 1111 (office)
1300 555 135 (24-hour Consular Emergency Centre)
@dfat
@JulieBishopMP
Venezuelan Ministry Foreign Affairs
Elías Jaua
+58 212 806.4400
+58 212 8061111
@ Vencancilleria
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