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On 7th October, 2023, a Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) paramedic Nazmi Abu Hadayed and PRCS volunteer Odeh Al-Kurdi from the Rafah Governorate EMS Center were injured by shrapnel as a result of an attack on an ambulance in Rafah. An ambulance driver, Mahmoud Hussein Othman, is reported missing by some sources, while others express condolences for his death.
Local source @ShehabAgency identified the strike as occurring near the Qurm Roundabout. This was the only source that attributed the responsibility for the incident to the Israeli forces.
Further details and time of the incident are unknown.
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The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Summary
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Source: @PalestineRCS -
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Source: @PalestineRCS -
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Source: @PalestineRCS -
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Source: Mohammed Al Bardoil -
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Source: Khan Yunis Ambulance Center -
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Source: Khan Yunis Ambulance Center -
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Source: Khan Yunis Ambulance Center -
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Source: Rafah offical page -
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Source: Rafah electronic
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Rafah (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.296628, 34.244689. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.