First moments after IDF targeted Civil Defense in the Mawasi Massacre

No.

4274

Date

13 July, 2024

Found by

Palestine Online

Location

📍 Gaza - Khan Younis - Al-Mawasi

Original Social Media Post

"The first moments after the Israeli occupation's targeting of the civil defense personnel in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis. #Mawasi_Massacre"
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Archivist Notes On This Video

A combination of civilians and paramedics (in helmets) run urgently through the Mawasi camp, carrying the body of a Civil Defense worker, identifiable by his orange vest. He is loaded onto an animal cart for evacuation.

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.