South African medics call for release of detained Palestinian health workers

CAPE TOWN, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- A protest took place on Thursday near the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, to request the release of Palestinian health workers alleged to have been illegally detained and tortured by Israel.

In a statement, the Healthcare Workers 4 Palestine-South Africa (HCW4P-SA) said that in Gaza, more than 1,700 healthcare workers have been killed by the Israeli military in the past two years, many through targeted attacks on hospitals, ambulances, and other medical facilities.