By ZAKAA LAZARUS, Abuja
The Palestinian envoy to Nigeria, Abu Shawesh has called on the Red Cross to fulfill its duties in accordance with the internationally applicable protocols regarding the receipt and delivery of bodies.
Shawesh made this call at press conference on Thursday in Abuja.
He also call on the Red Cross and other relevant international organizations to pressure Israel to open its prisons for visits and to ensured that Palestinian detainees are treated in accordance with international law.
Abu who also gave insight on the increase in causalities which according to him has hit 41467 deaths in Gaza alone and 95921 injured.
“In the West Bank, 717 Palestinians were martyred, including 160 children, 10 women, and 9 elderly individuals.
“Additionally, 222 UNRWA staff members have been killed.As of Monday, September 23rd, 10,600 Palestinians were detained in Israeli prisons and concentration camps.
“These includes 17 parliamentary members, 100 university students, 8,872 individuals subject to arbitrary administrative detention, 735 children, and 410 women. These numbers are only from the West Bank.
“According to estimates, thousands more were detained from Gaza over the last 11 months”, Shawesh added.
