In the last minutes before dawn, seven emergency response vehicles travel through Al-Hashashin, north of Rafah in Gaza. They’ve been called out to recover and treat casualties from Israeli fire overnight. The convoy stops and pulls over, its personnel get out to begin their work: “It looks like an accident”, one man says, as they reach the site of Israel’s overnight attack.
Within minutes, without warning, they are under fire. Shots from distance by Israeli troops kill some convoy members immediately. Others are found by approaching troops. They are then bound and later executed. Two paramedics are abducted from the scene and taken into detention.
Rifatt Radwan, of the Red Crescent, recorded his last moments before his execution by the Israeli troops. “There is no God but God, and Muhammad is his messenger. Forgive me, mother, because I chose this way, the way of helping people. Accept my martyrdom, God, and forgive me.” ….more
