US EditionRed Cross Workers Killed in Gaza Strike, Urgent Ceasefire Appeal Made
- Two employees of the Red Cross were killed on May 24 when an Israeli airstrike struck their residence in Khan Yunis, Gaza.
- The strike occurred amid ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza since October 2023, with a high civilian death toll and international calls for ceasefire being rejected.
- The two victims, Ibrahim Eid, who worked in weapons contamination, and Ahmad Abu Hilal, who served as a security personnel at the ICRC’s medical facility in Rafah, underscore the dangers faced by humanitarian workers.
- The ICRC expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of two staff members and urgently appealed for a halt to the fighting along with the safeguarding of civilians and medical workers, emphasizing that their loss has left a profound void in their hearts.
- This incident underscores the intolerable civilian toll in Gaza and intensifies calls for protection of humanitarian workers and an immediate halt to hostilities.
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ICRC calls for Gaza ceasefire following killing of 2 employees
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday called for an urgent ceasefire and protection of civilians in Gaza following Israeli airstrikes that killed two of its employees. ICRC stated that the strikes of May 24 killed Ibrahim Eid, a weapon contamination officer for the ICRC, and Ahmad Abu Hilal, a security guard at the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah. Additionally, ICRC repeated calls for the “protection of civilians, inclu…
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The two men were killed by a strike in their home in Khan Yunis.
"Destroyed by the death of two dear colleagues," the International Committee of the Red Cross reiterates its "emergency appeal for respect and protection of civilians in Gaza".
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