<h6><strong>Eduardo González</strong></h6> <h4><strong>The Spanish government has condemned the Israeli attack against 15 Palestine Red Crescent humanitarian workers in Gaza, whose bodies were found in a mass grave, and has demanded respect for international humanitarian law and accountability for the perpetrators.</strong></h4> "The Spanish government condemns the attack against 15 Palestine Red Cross humanitarian workers in Gaza in March, whose bodies were found in a mass grave," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday. "The government extends this condemnation to the attacks in recent weeks against humanitarian workers and United Nations workers," it continued. "International humanitarian law must be respected in all contexts," the government added, calling for "an investigation into the events" and demanding "accountability, justice, and reparation for the victims and their families." The Palestine Red Crescent announced this past Sunday the discovery of the bodies of fourteen first responders and health workers, including eight paramedics, who were killed a week ago during an attack by Israeli forces on several ambulances in the Gaza Strip. This is the deadliest attack against Red Cross and Red Crescent workers anywhere in the world since 2017. In a statement, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) expressed its outrage "at the death of eight Palestine Red Crescent doctors, killed in the line of duty in Gaza." The Federation also specified that the emergency medical team had disappeared on March 23, along with their ambulances, after coming under heavy fire in Al-Hashashin on March 23. The bodies of eight doctors were found along with those of six members of the Gaza Civil Defense agency and an employee of a UN agency, according to the Palestine Red Crescent. One of the Red Crescent ambulance crew members remains missing. Following the discovery of the bodies, IFRC Secretary General Jagan Chapagain warned that “even in the most complex conflict zones, there are rules.” “The rules of international humanitarian law could not be clearer: the civilian population must be protected, humanitarian workers must be protected, and health services must be protected,” he continued. “The number of Palestine Red Crescent volunteers and staff killed since the beginning of this conflict has now reached 30,” he denounced.
