Air strike on Civil Defense station near Rafah

No.

4282

Date

21 October, 2023

Location

📍 Gaza - Rafah

Original Social Media Post

"⭕ Zionist warplanes launched airstrikes targeting a point belonging to the Civil Defense in Khirbet al-'Adas, north of the city of Rafah, southern #Gaza. Injuries among Civil Defense personnel have been reported. #فلسطين_الان #IsraelTerorrist"
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Archivist Notes On This Video

Footage shows large amount of destroyed vehicles including fire trucks and other heavy equipment. A scene of devastation with rubble and bombed buildings visible.

Archivist Notes: Targeting of Civil Defense in Gaza by the IDF

Documenting a systematic pattern of targeting Civil Defense personnel both while working, and in their homes with their families.

  • As of September 8th, 2024, 83 members of Gaza's Civil Defense have been killed, with the most recent being Colonel Mohamed Morsi, Deputy Director of Civil Defense in northern Gaza, who was martyred with a number of his family members after their home in Jabalia camp was bombed.

Relevant articles:

"Israeli attacks kill at least 82 civil defense personnel, injure hundreds in Gaza since Oct. 7, agency says"

https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/1825513095407563197

"An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed a senior aid official and four members of his family. His civil defense group fights fires and rescues people trapped in rubble. So why was he attacked?"

https://x.com/KenRoth/status/1832792115060867334

"What does it mean to be a Civil Defense worker in Gaza?"

https://x.com/palinfoen/status/1816903815230292270

"At least 82 Palestinian civil Defense personnel have been killed by the Israelis since October"

https://x.com/swilkinsonbc/status/1825157332688388170

The details for each video come from social media. None of it has been verified.