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1000s of lives at risk in Yarmouk refugee camp: Analyst

Tuesday, 07 April 2015 5:07 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 07 April 2015 5:06 PM ]

The file photo shows men walking past destroyed buildings in Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, occupied by ISIL terrorist group. © AFP

Press TV has conducted an interview with Redwan Rizk, a political commentator based in Beirut, to get his views on the ISIL raid on Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria.

Rizk called for an urgent action by international organizations to prevent a full-blown disaster in the refugee camps as the ISIL terrorists are blocking access to food, medication and other commodities.

He slams the international community for remaining tight-lipped in the face of ISIL raid on Yarmouk, saying such inaction has allowed the Takfiri extremists to freely commit atrocities in Syria and neighboring Iraq.

The analyst also calls for countries like Saudi Arabia and Turkey to be held responsible for supporting the Takfiris.

Pointing to the fact that Palestinian refugees are frequently being displaced, Rizk deems the occupation of the largest Palestinian refugee camp outside the country as part of an Israeli plot to prevent the refugees from returning to their homeland.

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