Red Cross mourns staff killed in Israeli strike on Gaza home

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is grieving the loss of two of its workers killed in an Israeli air raid on Gaza.

“We are heartbroken by the death of two of our dear colleagues, Ibrahim Eid and Ahmad Abu Hilal, who were killed in a strike on their home in Khan Younis on the 24th of May, 2025,” the organisation wrote on X.

Ibrahim was a Weapons Contamination Officer, while Ahmad served as a security guard at the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, it said.

The ICRC called their deaths a stark reminder of Gaza’s soaring civilian death toll.

“Their killing points to the intolerable civilian death toll in Gaza,” the post added. “The ICRC reiterates its urgent call for a ceasefire and for the respect and protection of civilians, including medical, humanitarian relief, and civil defence personnel.”