This section addresses the massacres targeting medical teams and civil defense personnel while performing their humanitarian duties of rescuing the wounded and assisting civilians, in blatant violation of international law. International humanitarian law stipulates that individuals engaged in medical missions must always be respected and protected, and that medical personnel must not be punished for providing medical care. There are provisions in international humanitarian law that obligate the occupying power to supply medical resources to the population. Since October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation forces have killed more than one thousand doctors, nurses, health workers, and civil defense personnel.
Targeting of Civil Defense Teams
On July 13, 2024, Israeli occupation aircraft targeted civil defense teams while they were performing their humanitarian duty to extinguish fires and recover martyrs after the Israeli occupation had committed a massacre by bombing displaced persons’ tents in Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis with several rockets.