Geneva, March 30 (RHC)-- Tom Fletcher, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) headquartered in Geneva, says since March 18th, “Israeli air strikes in densely populated areas have killed hundreds of children and other civilians."

“If the basic principles of humanitarian law still count, the international community must act while it can to uphold them,” Fletcher said in a statement.

In other news, in Gaza City, Hamas spokesman Basem Naim has accused Israel of carrying out “a deliberate and brutal massacre” against Palestine Red Crescent and Civil Defence teams in southern Gaza’s Rafah city.

“The targeted killing of rescue workers -- who are protected under international humanitarian law -- constitutes a flagrant violation of the Geneva Conventions and a war crime,” said Naim.