SummarySummary Companies Aid workers cite Israeli access restrictionsIsrael says gunfire exchanges create risks for medicsGENEVA, July 4 (Reuters) - U.N. aid agencies on Tuesday voiced alarm at the scale of the ongoing Israeli military operation in the West Bank town of Jenin, where 10 Palestinians have been killed, saying there were restrictions on medical access.
Damage to infrastructure caused by air strikes have cut off most of the water and electricity at the camp, she added.
The Red Cross said it was "extremely concerned by the alarming intensification of armed violence" in Jenin.
"Israel ensures that humanitarian assistance is provided and does not apply any limitation on access for medical staff, except in places where the lives of medical staff is at risk due to exchanges of fire," its diplomatic mission in Geneva said in a statement to Reuters.
Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by Matthias Williams, Rachel More and Conor HumphriesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Vanessa Huguenin, Christian Lindmeier, Israel, Emma Farge, Matthias Williams, Rachel More, Conor Humphries
Organizations:
GENEVA, West Bank, Palestinian, World Health Organization, MSF, Medical, Thomson
Locations:
Israel, West, Jenin, Geneva