Gaza Paramedic Freed After 5-Week Detention Following Deadly Israeli Attack on Aid Convoy

April 29, 2025
Gaza Paramedic Freed After 5-Week Detention Following Deadly Israeli Attack on Aid Convoy
  • He was among ten Palestinians released at an Israeli border crossing with Gaza on April 29, 2025.

  • Initially, the Israeli military claimed they fired on 'suspicious vehicles' but later retracted this statement after evidence showed the ambulances had their emergency lights activated.

  • A senior UN humanitarian official in Gaza emphasized that the absence of accountability threatens international law and increases global insecurity.

  • Asaad al-Nassasrah, a paramedic in Gaza, has been released after being detained for over five weeks following an Israeli attack that killed 15 aid workers.

  • An internal military inquiry concluded that the shooting resulted from 'an operational misunderstanding' and led to the dismissal of the deputy commander of the reconnaissance battalion involved.

  • The other survivor, paramedic Munther Abed, reported being captured, blindfolded, and interrogated by the IDF for 15 hours after the attack.

  • The PRCS condemned the inquiry's findings, asserting they are part of a broader strategy to distort the truth and evade accountability for targeting medical missions under the Geneva Conventions.

  • A video recovered from the phone of a deceased aid worker captured the moments leading up to the attack, contradicting Israel's official account.

  • The PRCS criticized the Israeli military's investigation, labeling it as 'full of lies' and calling for an independent international investigation.

  • The deceased included eight paramedics from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), six members of Gaza's civil defense, and one UN staffer.

  • Al-Nassasrah was one of only two first responders who survived the attack on March 23, 2025, which left 15 Palestinian emergency workers dead.

  • The incident occurred when Israeli forces fired upon a convoy of ambulances, a fire truck, and a UN vehicle in Tel al-Sultan, southern Gaza.

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