Médecins Sans Frontières - Leo Cans - Shelling of Lotus Shelter

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB184104

Date taken / Date Recorded 11/01/2024 5:11 PM

Country Palestinian Territories

Commissioning section MSF-BELGIUM

Copyright MSF

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Video format h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 1m16s

Maximum Size 1080px × 1920px 150.43 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist 1
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A tank shell, probably,
came through this window,

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went through the wedding hall,

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and exited through here.

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I'm Leo Cans, head of mission
for Palestine,

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currently in Rafah.

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This wedding hall
was used by MSF staff

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and their families as a shelter.

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The Israeli army was notified

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by MSF to say it was a place

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with only civilians
looking for safety.

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Monday (January 8),

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a tank shell, probably,
came through this window,

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went through the wedding hall,

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and went out this way.

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And right here,

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there was a little girl called Malak,
who was seriously injured,

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there was a little girl called Malak,
who was seriously injured,

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and taken to

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the European Hospital,
which was the nearest hospital,

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but she tragically died
the following day

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as a result of her injury.

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The tank shell

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was inscribed in Hebrew

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and, as I said, did not explode,
otherwise it would have been

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a massacre here.

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This shows that in Gaza

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you can't be safe
anywhere.

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