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Mark Lankester retweeted
Earlier today, two Israeli strikes hit Nasser hospital in Gaza, killing at least 20 people. Jerome Grimaud, our emergency coordinator in Gaza, shares his reaction:
“We denounce in the strongest possible terms Israel’s horrendous attacks on the Nasser medical complex today – the only partially functioning public hospital in the south of Gaza. Israeli forces killed at least 20 people and injured 50 more in consecutive strikes, including healthcare workers, rescuers, and journalists.
“Among them was Mariam Abu Dagga, a freelance photographer who frequently worked with MSF. We are heartbroken by her death. Mariam leaves behind a son who must now grow up without his mother. At least four other journalists were also killed today.
“Some MSF staff members were forced to shelter in the laboratory as Israel repeatedly struck the building amidst rescue efforts. We are outraged as the Israeli forces continue to attack healthcare workers and journalists with impunity.
“For the past 22 months, we have watched as healthcare facilities have been levelled, journalists silenced, and healthcare workers buried beneath the rubble by the Israeli forces. As Israel continues to shun international law, the only witnesses of their genocidal campaign are deliberately being targeted. It must stop now.”
Mark Lankester retweeted
Israel says it killed these Palestinian Al Jazeera journalists, claiming - without providing any evidence - that Al Sharif was a terrorist. Previous Israeli claims about him were rejected as unsubstantiated smears by Al Jazeera and the Committee to Protect Journalists. International journalists remain banned by Israel from working independently in Gaza so all major news organisations rely on a number of Palestinians, of which more and more have been killed by Israel.
Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
Mark Lankester retweeted
What we think about GHF-run food sites in Gaza:
• This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing.
• GHF must be dismantled immediately.
• No state donor should fund GHF.
• The UN-led coordination system must be restored.
• The siege on Gaza must be lifted to allow safe, large-scale aid delivery.
Mark Lankester retweeted
.@WHO’s staff residence in Deir al Balah, #Gaza, was attacked three times today as well as its main warehouse.
Israeli military entered the premises, forcing women and children to evacuate on foot toward Al-Mawasi amid active conflict. Male staff and family members were handcuffed, stripped, interrogated on the spot and screened at gunpoint.
Two WHO staff and two family members were detained. Three were later released, while one staff remains in detention.
32 WHO staff and family members were evacuated to the WHO office once access became possible.
WHO demands the immediate release of the detained staff and protection of all its staff.
The latest evacuation order in Deir al Balah has affected several WHO premises, compromising our ability to operate in Gaza and pushing the health system further towards collapse.
WHO’s main warehouse located in Deir al Balah is within the evacuation zone, and was damaged yesterday when an attack caused explosions and a fire inside.
With the main warehouse nonfunctional and the majority of medical supplies in Gaza depleted, WHO is severely constrained in adequately supporting hospitals, emergency medical teams and health partners, already critically short on medicines, fuel, and equipment.
WHO urgently calls on Member States to help ensure a sustained and regular flow of medical supplies into Gaza.
As the lead agency for health, compromising WHO’s operations is crippling the entire health response in Gaza.
A ceasefire is not just necessary, it is overdue.
Mark Lankester retweeted
Four minutes into the new presidency and the richest man in the world is doing a nazi salute on global TV but don't worry the real problem is pronouns
Mark Lankester retweeted
“The total destruction of Palestinian life in Gaza must stop.”
@Chris_lockyear highlights our new report, Gaza: Life in a death trap, which outlines what our teams are seeing in Gaza, including signs of ethnic cleansing in the north, as people are forcibly displaced and bombed.
Mark Lankester retweeted
🚨We are closely monitoring the situation in the French overseas department of Mayotte, following the passage of cyclone Chido on 14 December. We are currently gathering information and setting up a team to visit the island as soon as the situation allows, to assess needs and define the scope for a potential response.
Initial reports indicate a very serious situation on the island, with water and electricity cut off, roads severely damaged, communication difficulties, and a number of lives lost, the true extent of which remains unknown at this stage.
We are particularly worried about the people living in neighbourhoods of insecurely built houses, which have been completely destroyed. The living conditions of residents were already precarious before the cyclone hit.
Between May and August 2024, we responded to a cholera epidemic on Mayotte, and improved access to water, hygiene and sanitation, and supported local associations in health promotion on diarrhoeal diseases and cholera.
Mark Lankester retweeted
🛑 ALERT from @MSF in #Zamzam Camp, North #Darfur 🛑
Sudan’s largest displacement site is under attack with intense shelling by RSF since yesterday evening. The attack has created a living nightmare for the displaced people in Zamzam camp, with casualties, panic and mass displacement.
On December 1st, MSF teams received 8 injured people, including women and children as young as 4 years old with severe injuries such as chest trauma and fractures. Four critically injured patients were referred to another facility this morning, just before shelling resumed to hit near the market and MSF field Hospital.
The situation is beyond chaotic: patients and medical staff are leaving the camp and trying to run for their lives. MSF’s hospital is now empty, with the last three ICU patients—still dependent on oxygen—evacuated under dangerous conditions.
“Not only have people been starving, but they are also now being bombarded and forced to flee again. We're concerned about their safety, including our staff, and we urgently call for the protection of patients, civilians, medical teams and health facilities, in Zamzam Camp. Safe passage must also be guaranteed for those escaping this violence.” said Michel-Olivier Lacharité MSF’s Head of Emergency Operations
#TalkAboutSudan
Mark Lankester retweeted
Three years ago today, at least 27 people lost their lives as they attempted to cross the English Channel seeking safety.
This is the single deadliest incident in these waters in the past eight decades.
We need safe routes now. Read the full statement 👇
msf.org.uk/article/statement…
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The wait is over!!
Ipswich have won a #PremierLeague game for the first time in 22 years 🙌
FT: Tottenham ⚪️ 1-2 🚜 Ipswich Town
#BBCFootball #THFC #ITFC
Mark Lankester retweeted
On such days the immortal words in 2002 of former Whitehall permanent secretary Sir Richard Mottram re-echo down the ages: “We're all fucked. I'm fucked. You're fucked. We're all completely fucked.”
Mark Lankester retweeted
Emily Maitlis eviscerates Boris Johnson
"You started importing that Trump like behaviour into Britain when you were Prime Minister"
"His disregard for institutions. His disregard for the rule of law"
"His denialism.. Mirrored in your response to the Privileges Committee.. Your response to the Parliamentary Standards Committee.. Your Proroguing of Parliament"
"This is all Trump like behaviour"
Boris Johnson, "I disagree profoundly"
Mark Lankester retweeted
🚨MSF is gravely alarmed by the Israeli attacks currently underway in Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon.
1000s of people, including MSF staff who have long supported local communities in the region, are currently seeking safety, interrupting essential humanitarian activities in the area.
Mark Lankester retweeted
Look man i "get it", I "get" the idea of coasters, I'm not a fucking moron, you don't want to damage your nice table you spent a lot of money on. I'm just saying, what is the table in the first place if not a coaster for the floor. I'm just saying, where does it end
