Mapim urges UN action after volunteers killed in airstrike

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Following reports of the deaths of eight humanitarian volunteers from the Consultative Council for Islamic Organisations (Mapim) by an Israeli airstrike, the organisation’s president Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid calls for the United Nations to take prompt action against Israel.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2s4nr9h3  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Consultative Council for Islamic Organizations, or MAPIM on Monday, condemned an Israeli airstrike

00:08on Beit Lahiya in Gaza that killed eight humanitarian volunteers from the organization.

00:15MAPIM President Mohammad Azmi Abdul Hamid said they demand the United Nations to take

00:20immediate action against Israel for the war crime to ensure the safety of aid workers

00:25and civilians in Gaza.

00:27He said MAPIM also wants an immediate ceasefire to stop the killings of civilians and unhindered

00:33access to humanitarian aid in Gaza.

00:36He said despite the danger of their workers, MAPIM stays committed to providing aid to

00:41Palestinians.

00:42MAPIM said the volunteers were setting up tents to shelter families displaced by the

00:47war when the airstrike took place on March 15.

00:52Gaza's health ministry said the attack killed nine Palestinians, including two journalists

00:57and wounding several others.

00:59We were sitting and working.

01:02When we saw that they were shooting, we came to the hospital.

01:09We were surprised when they shot us and took us to the hospital.

01:12I don't know.

01:13I work.

01:14I don't have children.

01:15I'm 17 years old.

01:16I don't know.

01:17I work in the camp.

01:18I was surprised when they told me I was in the hospital.

01:23Israel's military said it had struck two individuals whom it identified as terrorists.

01:29The attack underscores the fragility of the Jan. 19 ceasefire agreement that halted large-scale

01:35fighting in the Gaza Strip.

01:38Palestinian authorities said dozens of people had been killed by Israel despite the truce.

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