Palestinian Red Crescent reports 'unprecedented' number of Israeli violations against crews in 2023

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) saw a 310 percent increase in violation against its medical teams in the first six months of 2023, compared to the same period last year. 

The PRCS recorded 193 violations during the first half of the year, which accounts for more violations than that recorded in all of 2022. 

Since 7 October, the group recorded an "unprecedented" 315 violations against their teams in the occupied West Bank alone. 

It did not yet release a similar record of violations in the Gaza Strip. 

"We have not been able to count or document the violations against our teams in the Gaza Strip, but the killing of the team members and the targeting of these ambulances are known," PRCS said in a statement.

"We also recorded violations related to the use of Palestinian Red Crescent crews as human shields. The Israeli occupation authorities deliberately left ambulance crews in dangerous areas, preventing them from advancing to transport the sick and wounded, and also preventing them from withdrawing from the place."