The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says it is “outraged” by the killing of an on-duty colleague in Gaza.
The IFRC says Hussein Hassan Hussein Al-Samiri, “a dedicated paramedic” with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, “was killed while performing life-saving humanitarian duties in Khan Younis during an attack in the Al-Mawasi area” of the southern Gaza Strip.
“The IFRC sends its deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues and expresses its full solidarity with PRCS.”
The IFRC says the death brings the number of PRCS staff and volunteers killed in Gaza in the line of duty to 30 since the conflict began in October 2023.
The federation says humanitarian workers and medical staff need to be respected and protected at all times.
Earlier, the IDF said it was looking into reports that a strike targeting a commander in Hamas’s elite Nukhba Force, who participated in the October 7, 2023, onslaught, also killed civilians and a paramedic.
Despite a US-brokered truce entering its second phase last month, violence in the Palestinian territory has continued, with Israel and Hamas accusing each other of violating the agreement.
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