AOAV has grave concern over the reported killing of fifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers by Israeli forces on 23 March in Rafah City’s Tel al-Sultan district, in southern Gaza. The victims, including workers from the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS), civil defence teams, and at least one UN employee, were allegedly shot and buried in a mass grave while attempting to rescue earlier casualties.

Amnesty International reports indiscriminate attacks causing civilian casualties and displacement in Las Anod, Somaliland, and calls for an independent investigation, accountability, and access to humanitarian aid amid a crisis compounded by drought.