Israel Kills 9 Medics and Destroys Their Ambulances in Rafah
PALESTINE - ISRAEL, 31 Mar 2025
Middle East Monitor - TRANSCEND Media Service
Medical personnel inspect the wreckage of the ambulance after the Israeli army’s attack targeted in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on 11 Jan 2025. [Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency]
The medics had been missing for five days after Israeli forces advanced into western Rafah. Their fate remained unknown until rescue teams, coordinated with the Red Cross, entered the area. They discovered that Israeli occupation troops had executed the missing medics and buried them near the barracks. The soldiers also destroyed all Palestinian Red Crescent and Civil Defence ambulances at the site.
The Palestinian Red Crescent had reported the medics missing for days. On Monday, the organisation lost contact with four ambulances during a rescue mission in Rafah’s Tel Sultan neighbourhood. Israeli forces attacked the vehicles and later surrounded the area, cutting off all communication amidst reports of mass field executions in the area.
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Since the genocide began in October 2023, Israel has killed 19 Palestinian medics while they carried out humanitarian work. The ongoing assault on Gaza, supported by the US and Europe, has led to over 164,000 Palestinian casualties, including thousands of missing persons. Most victims are women and children.
Names of the missing medics:
- Izzideen Shaath
- Mostafa Khafaja
- Saleh Mo’ammar
- Mohammad Ba’loul
- Ahsraf Abu Lebdah
- Mohammad Al-Hela
- Refaat Redwan
- As’ad Al-Nasasra
- Raed Al-Sharif
- Fo’ad Al-Jammal
- Yousef Khalifah
- Anwar Al-Attar
- Zuhair Al-Farra
- Samir Al-Bahbasah
- Ibrahim Al-Mughari
Source: Gaza Civil Defence
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Tags: Crimes against Humanity, Ethnic Cleansing, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Palestine, USA, War crimes, West Bank
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