"We were about to depart on a mission when the bomb struck"

No.

5938

Date

26 September, 2024

Found by

@RedactedRosalia

Original Social Media Post

"قصف مفاجئ لنقطة تحرك الدفاع المدني في حي الدرج شرق مدينة غزة #غزة #الدفاع_المدني #شمال_غزة_يموت_جوعاً #فلسطين"
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Archivist Notes: Strike on Civil Defense Headquarters

Just before 9:30pm on September 25th, 2024, journalist Anas Al-Sharif reported: "Injuries after Israeli shelling of Civil Defense headquarters."

The Israeli occupation had dropped a missile directly on Civil Defense Headquarters, near the Ajur Bakery and Holst Cultural Center in the Al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City.

Quoting Civil Defense spokesman, Mahmoud Basal: "Our headquarters in Gaza City was targeted by a missile from the occupation aircraft that penetrated 3 floors and did not explode."

PHOTOS "Damage caused by the occupation forces’ bombing of the Civil Defense headquarters near Ajur Bakery in the Al-Daraj area in Gaza."

Press statement issued by the Civil Defense in Gaza:

▪️ Our crews were targeted by the Israeli occupation air force at the Al-Daraj Civil Defense Center with a missile that did not explode. The targeting resulted in 3 minor injuries.

▪️ The occupation's continued targeting of our crews demonstrates the destruction of the humanitarian work system.

▪️ We call on international institutions to take a clear position to achieve protection for our crews in accordance with the Geneva Conventions and their annexes.

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