Injured Civil Defense workers arrive at the hospital after the Mawasi Massacre

No.

4275

Date

13 July, 2024

Original Social Media Post

"Injured Civil Defense personnel rushed to hospital after being deliberately targeted by israeli missiles during the al-Mawasi massacre in Khan Younis"
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Archivist Notes On This Video

(Source - Al-Jarmaq News)

In this short clip, several injured Civil Defense workers, identifiable by their orange vests, are unloaded from an open-bed truck as they arrive at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. They were wounded when the IDF targeted them as they tried to rescue people during the Mawasi Massacre, 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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