New Crime by Zionist Regime Against Gaza Rescue Workers
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing the Palestinian news agency Shehab via Mehr News Agency, while international charters universally classify attacks on medical and rescue personnel during armed conflicts as war crimes, the Israeli regime once again targeted Gaza’s rescue teams.
A statement released by Gaza’s civil Defense directorate said that early this morning,the occupying Israeli army committed a horrific crime against civil defense teams. These teams were conducting a humanitarian mission to extract wounded and deceased individuals from beneath the rubble at Al-Falah School, which served as a shelter for displaced people in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza City. they were bombarded without prior warning.
The initial attack on this school also occured without any warning, causing dozens of casualties among Gaza civilians.
This new attack injured seven members of the rescue and firefighting teams; two are reported to be in critical condition.
The statement added that openly targeting rescue teams by Israel is not unprecedented during this ongoing genocide in Gaza.Wiht this incident, the number of recorded attacks targeting these humanitarian teams has reached 27 cases, alongside 11 assaults on aid centers.
Expressing regret over the continued crimes of Israeli forces in Gaza, the statement emphasized that Israel deliberately targeted civil defense personnel at Al-falah school while they were performing their humanitarian duties wearing official uniforms and using clearly marked vehicles. This action confirms Israel’s intent to disrupt humanitarian efforts within Gaza City.
The statement described this brutal assault as another addition to a series of ongoing violations against humanitarian workers operating in the Gaza Strip-a clear breach of international humanitarian law that prohibits targeting such personnel.
Gaza’s Civil Defense Center affirmed that despite these dangers and challenges posed by occupying forces’ attacks on rescue squads, their resolve to fulfill national and humanitarian responsibilities remains unwavering.
The center called upon the international community along with all legal and humanitarian institutions to assume their obligations urgently: stop these crimes and provide full support for their teams active throughout the Gaza Strip.
