Pedro Arcos González

Pedro Arcos González

Pedro Arcos González
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Director of the Emergency and Disaster Research Unit of the University of Oviedo and WHO advisor on emergencies

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A study analyzes the proximity of bombs detonated by the Israeli army to hospitals in the Gaza Strip

A study has used geospatial data and satellite imagery to analyze the number of MK 84 bombs dropped by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip between October 7 and November 17, 2023 that detonated near hospital infrastructure. Of the 36 existing hospitals, 30 of them had suffered at least one explosion within 800 meters. According to the authors of the paper, which is published in PLOS Global Public Health, the research “reveals concerns about indiscriminate shelling near hospital infrastructure, which enjoys special protection under international humanitarian law.”

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