Civil Defense Rescuer Killed in Israeli Attack While on Duty in Gaza City
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Palestinian Civil Defense rescuer Ali Omar was killed after being “deliberately” targeted by an Israeli fighter jet during an operation to pull people from under the rubble following an Israeli attack on a home in the Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City.
Mahmoud Basal, the spokesman for Civil Defense in Gaza, said Israeli forces deliberately targeted rescue workers as they searched for survivors following the attack.
One Civil Defense worker was killed and three others were wounded, he said.
Footage captures the moment an Israeli airstrike targeted civil defense staff while doing their humanitarian work following another strike on a home in the Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/EROQKu9gqL
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 20, 2024
His killing takes the total death toll among Civil Defense workers to 87 since the start of the Israeli assault in October 2023, the spokesman said.
“This is the 18th time that Israeli occupation forces have targeted our crews during their missions to save lives,” Basal added. “With these targeted attacks, the occupation is seeking to prevent the rescue of people trapped under the rubble.”
Palestinian correspondent of Al Jazeera Hussam Shabat was also wounded in the same attack when Israeli forces bombed the site for a second time, despite wearing a press jacket.
Palestinian journalist Husam Shabat has been reportedly injured while covering an Israeli attack against a Palestinian family in northern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/g9l1TpPA9E
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 19, 2024
“Tonight, I was deliberately targeted by Israeli forces,” he wrote on X.
“After receiving word of a nearby bombing, I jumped into my car to report. Upon arriving at the house packed with terrified people, I could hear their desperate screams for help from the second floor. The moment I stepped inside, the house was bombed again, and dismembered body parts of the wounded flew around me,” he added.
“Rubble crashed down on me and my colleagues; One first responder was killed, and while my colleague and I were injured, many others did not survive.”
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