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January 13, 2009

Red Cross: “There Is No Place Safe in Gaza for the Civilians”
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More than 4,300 Palestinians have been injured. Thirteen Israelis have
died over the past eighteen days. An estimated 90,000 Palestinians have
fled their homes, but many residents of Gaza have nowhere to go to
because all of the Gaza border crossings are closed.

Antoine Grand, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in
Gaza: “There is no place safe in Gaza for the civilians. They’re afraid
to stay home. They’re afraid to move. They’re also afraid to go down the
street to try to find some water or to try to buy some food. No
electricity, no water, difficult access to hospitals, ambulances that
are not able to reach some places to collect the wounded.”



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