A volunteer medic with the Palestinian Civil Defense was killed in an airstrike while heading to help people wounded near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, a medical source said. The medic’s name was not provided in the report.
The incident was among several casualties and military actions reported in Gaza on Wednesday, October 7, despite the ceasefire. The accounts were attributed to medical sources and eyewitnesses.
Other casualties reported
A medical source said two Palestinians were wounded in a drone strike near Abu Hussein School in Jabalia. A Palestinian teenager also died from a head wound sustained in a shooting the previous month east of Khan Younis, according to the same source.
A girl was reportedly injured by Israeli gunfire directed toward tents sheltering displaced families near the Al-Amal neighbourhood pond on Street 5. The report did not give her age or further details about her condition.
Activity reported near Rafah and Khan Younis
Eyewitnesses said Israeli rubber boats advanced toward the coast near Rafah and fired in the direction of tents housing displaced people before withdrawing. The account did not specify whether anyone was hurt in that incident.
Demolitions were also reported in areas northeast and east of Khan Younis, as well as east of Gaza City in the Tuffah neighbourhood, alongside gunfire. Details about the extent of damage were not available.
Medical services under pressure
The killing of a Civil Defense volunteer adds to the risks facing emergency responders as they attempt to reach people injured in attacks. Kamal Adwan Hospital, in northern Gaza, has been a key facility for receiving patients amid the territory’s strained health services.
Palestinian figures cited in the report say that more than 74,000 people have been killed and over 175,000 injured since October 2023. They also estimate that roughly 90 percent of Gaza’s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed. These are figures reported by Palestinian authorities; the article did not provide an independent verification or a breakdown for this latest incident.
Information about the medic’s identity, the precise circumstances of the strike and any response from the Israeli military was not included in the available account.
