Mohammed Sobhi al-Judeili (Arabic: لقادر النجار Mohammed Sobhi al-Judeili; 3 June 1983 – 10 June 2019)[1] was a Palestinian paramedic who was killed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) while working as a medic during the Great March of Return. He was fatally hit by a bullet from a shot by an Israeli soldier as he tried to help the Red Crescent evacuate the wounded near Israel's border fence with Gaza.[2] The IDF has made no statement and it is possible that he may have been hit by indirect fire.[3] He was the fourth medic to be killed by direct fire since the 2018-2019 protests began at the Gaza border and have continued weekly.[4] He was at Abu Safiyya area, in Jabalia, on the northern edge of the Gaza strip when he was shot in May. Ninety-two civilians were also shot. The United Nations have investigated the shooting of medics and other un-armed civilians by the IDF in February 2019 and have stated that the killings "May constitute War Crimes or Crimes against Humanity.[2]

Personal life

A married father of four children, he had worked as a paramedic for the Red Crescent.[5][6]

Other medical personnel deaths

On May 15, 2018, Moussa Abu Hassainen, 35, was shot by the Gaza border while wearing a vest that clearly marked him as medical personnel; then on June 1, 2018, a 21 year old nurse/paramedic volunteer, Rouzan al-Najjar was killed by a bullet that was shot at her despite being clearly identified by the clothing and vest the medics wear while assisting the injured. On August 10, 2018, a medic was shot in the chest while treating a protester wounded in border skirmishes. Abed Abdullah Qotati was 22 and wearing his high-visibility vest when he was shot by Israeli soldiers. A UN probe into the killings resulted in a report that blamed rules of engagement that were one-sided in the conflict, with un-armed Palestinians charging the border fence and Israeli soldiers responding with live fire, to date Palestinians have reported 685 wounded medical personnel at the weekly border conflicts since 2018.[7]

Israel's use of deadly force was condemned on 13 June 2018 in a United Nations General Assembly Resolution.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Palestinian Medic, Shot in the Head by Israeli Snipers, Dies". Democracy Now!.
  2. 1 2 "Palestinian paramedic shot by Israeli soldiers in Gaza succumbs to wounds". Middle East Eye.
  3. ↑ "Gaza Medic Shot in the Head During Border Protests Succumbs to Wounds". Haaretz. 10 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Palestinian Medic, Shot in the Head by Israeli Snipers, Dies". Democracy Now!.
  5. ↑ "Israel wounds 92 Palestinian civilians at weekly protest, including 28 children, 4 paramedics". Mondoweiss. 15 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Palestinians say medic shot in border clashes succumbs to wounds - News , Middle East - THE DAILY STAR". The Daily Star.
  7. ↑ A_HRC_40_74.pdf Adv Edited version, 25th Feb, 2019 UN Human Rights Council Session pg.7
  8. ↑ Times of Israel Archived 14 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
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