The daughter of Elma Avraham, 84-year-old in serious condition, said that the Red Cross refused to accept medication to pass to her mother.
"My mother did not deserve to come back this way," said Tal Amano, Avraham's daughter. "She came with a heartbeat of 40 and a body temperature of 28 degrees (82.4F), semiconscious and injured all over. She was kept in unfair conditions."
Amano stressed that her mother "was abandoned twice: Once, on October 7, and a second time by all of the organizations which were supposed to rescue her. We met, the entire family, we recovered in no time at all, in an attempt to organize her list of medications. Clalit (their HMO - ed.) helped us and printed us prescriptions, they made the medications accessible and they gave them to my brother in his hand."
"My brother came to the meeting with the representative of the Red Cross and tried to give her the medications. They told him no: 'We cannot take them.' We were at the protest opposite the Red Cross building, and we were rejected again at the entrance: 'Again you came with her package of medications?'"
"My mother did not need to come back this way; I have no idea how she will survive these days. I want to utilize this stage to say thank you to everyone who was responsible for her care - the headquarters, Clalit, everyone who supported us. I hope you will be successful, I hope they did not manage to defeat her. My mother is a strong woman, she simply did not deserve this. The only reason we are standing here and exposing ourselves is in order to save those who remain. Someone needs to move the Red Cross and all the women's organizations, someone needs to shout this out: What are you there for?"
Uri Ravitz, Avraham's son, added, "I was at the Red Cross twice. I fought for my mother together with everyone else. We see how Hamas is trying to make it seem, using psychological warfare, as if they are humanitarian and take care of [people]. They are not."
"My mother is proof of the insane cruelty of this organization. All of the international rescue organizations must do everything, Israel needs to do everything, to make the aid accessible as quickly as possible. Every hour is critical. If she had arrived after one more day, she likely would not be here. She is fighting for her breaths."
Earlier on Monday, Soroka Medical Center reported that Avraham's condition is still serious, and her life is still in danger.
"She is hospitalized in the general ICU, and is still in danger of her life," the hospital said.