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Thursday, August 23, 2018
IDF official claims Gazan gunman was a nurse for Doctors Without Borders
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe IDF’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) claims a Palestinian gunman who opened fire on Israeli troops earlier this week on the Gaza border, before being shot dead, worked as a nurse for the international NGO Doctors Without Borders.
Major General Kamil Abu Rokon identifies the gunman as Hani al-Majdalawi. In a Facebook post citing his brother, he accuses Majdalawi of purchasing the weapon with his own money.
“We are wondering: how could a man certified to save lives use his salary to acquire a gun with which to take lives? He who takes part in saving lives should assist in humanitarian activities in the Gaza Strip, and should not take part in terrorism,” writes Rokon.
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