Child Osama Hamad mourns his father Mohammed, a Civil Defense worker killed in the line of duty

No.

4269

Date

21 July, 2024

Location

📍 Gaza - Khan Younis

Original Social Media Post

""He wanted me to grow up to be a good man" Palestinian child Osama Hamad laments his father Mohammed, who was killed by the Israeli occupation in the Mawasi Massacre while on duty as a Civil Defense worker."
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Archivist Notes On This Video

*English Subtitles on video

Osama tearfully eulogizes his father Mohammed Hamad, killed in the line of duty as a Civil Defense worker during the Mawasi Massacre.

Osame recounts his father's many virtues: a brave rescuer, dedicated father who valued education and religion, and an honest man who did the right thing always. The interview is interlaced with footage of Osama saying goodbye to his father's body and asking "Who will wake me up to pray now?"

The Mawasi Massacre was on July 13, 2024

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

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