The “Tonnerre”, a French hospital ship, left Toulon on Wednesday heading for Gaza. A response provided by Emmanuel Macron which does not satisfy humanitarian doctor Raphaël Pitti. “He did not understand that we are facing a very large-scale humanitarian tragedy,” he said.
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Sending the French hospital ship Thunder in Gaza is “insufficient property compared to the situation” humanitarian, estimates on the evening of Wednesday October 25 on franceinfo Professor Raphaël Pitti, humanitarian doctor, specialist in emergency medicine in war zones, responsible for training at the Union of organizers of relief and medical care (UOSSM). This ship left Toulon on Wednesday October 25, after Emmanuel Macron’s announcement from Egypt.
For Raphaël Pitti, the arrival of Thunder in Gaza does not go “no way” help the inhabitants of the enclave. The anesthetist-resuscitator, who specifies that he knows the ship well, believes that the number of beds and the operating theater on board are below the humanitarian needs on site. The situation “does not allow you to wait a few days or weeks”he continues.
“The President of the Republic is above ground, he has not understood that we are facing a very large-scale humanitarian tragedy”deplores Raphaël Pitti. “The urgency is not in an announcement effect of saying that we are sending a boat”adds the doctor who asks Emmanuel Macron “to insist on the urgency of an immediate truce”, “within a few hours”.
He calls for the establishment of a security zone
Raphaël Pitti wants a ceasefire of at least five days with “a security zone guaranteed by Egypt” to allow “to all NGOs to be able to go inside” from the Gaza Strip through the Egyptian point of Rafah. According to him, it is necessary that food, water and fuel to supply hospitals can also enter the enclave.
“It is a crime against humanity that is taking place before our eyes”condemns the professor. “As happened in Ukraine, where Putin was convicted by the international court of justice for crimes against humanity, there is the risk for Mr. Netanyahu that this will also happen to him”, he concludes. According to the latest report published by the Hamans Ministry of Health, Wednesday October 25, at least 6,546 people were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip.