A medical volunteer with the Hong Kong Red Cross said on Tuesday that he hopes local people will develop a greater awareness of international conflicts.

The International Committee of the Red Cross has been on the frontline of the humanitarian response in Gaza since the current conflict between Israel and Hamas erupted last October.

Dr Au Yiu-kai recently provided medical treatment and maintained operations at the European Gaza Hospital in the city of Rafah for about a month.

He told RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme that he had no qualms about heading straight to the conflict zone to help out, adding that the war is a serious issue people should know about.

"The difficulty or the problem is because I see really a lot of innocent civilian people are damaged," Au said.

"I think people in Hong Kong should be more concerned about issues outside Hong Kong, especially the Middle East. We have a lot of these conflicts going on. People are suffering. I hope that I can bring this message to people in Hong Kong."