Palestinian International Organization for Peace and Human Rights

May 26, 2025

What happened?

The report of May 26, 2025 included an incident of bombing a house south of the Nuseirat camp that resulted in the death of a Civil Defense official named Ashraf Abu Nar and his wife Suad.

Impact of the incident on civilians

The loss of experienced civil defense personnel impacts the readiness to respond to other incidents and increases the pressure on the remaining rescue teams.

Safety of medical and rescue teams

Medical personnel and ambulances are entitled to special protection, and access to the wounded and injured must be facilitated, and rescue operations must not be unnecessarily endangered. The availability of rescue equipment is a practical requirement for enforcing this protection.

What is needed to protect the population?

These developments necessitate a careful follow-up on the facts related to the issue of “the killing of a Civil Defense official and his wife in an attack south of Nuseirat”, making information available to the affected families, providing means of treatment, relief or redress according to the nature of the damage, and distinguishing between proven information and the legal characterization that requires a competent investigation.

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