DOCTORS Without Borders on Wednesday condemned in “strongest possible terms” the killing of two family members of its staff in an Israeli strike on Gaza.
The incident occurred late Tuesday when an Israeli tank fired on a house sheltering the employees and their families in Al-Mawasi area on Gaza’s coast, said the charity known by its French acronym MSF.
“The attack killed the daughter-in-law and wife of one of our colleagues, and wounded six people, including five women and children,” MSF said in a statement.
Gunshots were fired at the building, which was clearly marked with the MSF logo and had 64 people sheltering inside at the time, the non-governmental organisation said.
In its statement, the charity said Israeli forces had been “clearly informed of the precise location” of the MSF shelter in Al-Mawasi.
When contacted by AFP about the incident, the Israeli army said its forces had “fired at a building that was identified as a building where terror activity is occurring”.
“After the incident, reports were received of the death of two uninvolved civilians in the area,” it said, adding it “regrets any harm to civilians and does everything in its power to operate in a precise and accurate manner in the combat field.”
