An International Committee of the Red Cross vehicle drives past destroyed buildings in Gaza City earlier this week. Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/ AFP via Getty Images
I started working for the Palestine Red Crescent Society two years ago – just at the outbreak of the war in Gaza.
Since then, 56 of my colleagues have been killed, 31 while on duty, including two in the West Bank. They should have been protected. They should have been safe carrying out their humanitarian duty.
As international humanitarian law (IHL) co-ordinator, my role is to champion the rules of war. But over the past two years, I have watched those protective norms erode before my eyes.
From where I am based in Ramallah in the West Bank and across to the Gaza Strip, I’ve witnessed the highest human cost of this disregard. I’ve seen every day the challenges faced by my colleagues and the people they serve, and they are immense.
The humanitarian space is
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