Red Cross urges faster access for medical aid

THE International Committee of the Red Cross urged Israel yesterday to allow speedier access for ambulances to evacuate the wounded in Gaza which it said was mired in a “full-blown” humanitarian crisis.

The neutral agency also said it had unconfirmed reports that a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance station had been hit overnight in Jabaliya, site of a refugee camp.

“We are dealing with a full-blown major crisis in humanitarian terms.