Slain paramedics ‘directly targeted’ by Israeli forces: Red Crescent

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) paramedics killed on Thursday were directly targeted by Israeli forces the organisation has said. 

Ashraf Abu Labda was the first paramedic on scene that killed two of his collegues. 

“We received a signal about the presence of martyrs and wounded at the Abu Saeed Crossroads in Tal as-Sultan, Rafah,” Labda said in a video interview.

“Two PRCS ambulances were dispatched to the scene. One of the ambulances was directly targeted. Later, we received a signal from the other ambulance prompting us to head to the location to support them,” he said.

“We found the ambulance on fire. My colleague and I attempted to extinguish the fire, but we were heavily targeted by the shooting of the [Israeli forces]. Given the gravity of the situation, we were forced to withdraw from the area,” he said.

“Despite the immense difficulty and danger, we managed to evacuate the martyrs,” he added.