Japanese Red Cross Society nurse holds press conference and appeals for aid to Gaza

Sachiko Kawase, a nurse from the Japanese Red Cross Society who was engaged in medical activities in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, held a press conference to highlight the current situation in Gaza and the need for support. Mr. Kawase has been engaged in support activities at Goods Hospital in northern Gaza since July of this year, and after the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip began on the 7th of last month, he moved to Rafah in the south on the border with Egypt and worked with displaced people. I was involved in supporting. According to NHK, at a press conference held at the Japan National Press Club on the 17th, Mr. Kawase mentioned that he had left for Egypt on the 1st of this month, and when he informed the local staff at Quds Hospital that he had decided to leave the country, they said, ``I am safe. ' ' I would be very happy if I could go somewhere.'' At the same time, he said, ``Everyone's life has the same weight, but this world is not fair. (Palestinians) We don't have human rights.We are really miserable. I'm sure even these words won't get through to the world,'' he said through tears. Mr. Kawase continued, ``Even during this press conference, the number of injured and dead continues to rise.Each person must not be a bystander to this historic tragedy.Everyone's voice must be heard. "This will lead to movement in the international community . "

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