Gaza. A Palestinian woman wounded during the fighting in Gaza is carried into Shifa Hospital.

During armed conflict, women, along with the rest of the civilian population, risk injury and death. However, international humanitarian law stipulates that civilians must be spared from the effects of hostilities. As such, civilians are protected by this body of law.

Medical personnel perform life-saving tasks when they assist those injured by the fighting. Therefore they require full, unconditional and secure access to victims at all times.