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They wear red and white clothes and have no goal other than to help others; they stood in the heart of fire and rubble and served; they gave their lives to save lives. They are the unsung and unclaimed heroes of this land who did not leave the field and stood for a name at the cost of their lives; Iran
According to ISNA, the majority of them are young and have not seen war with their own eyes, they do not know what they are going to face and may not know that this operation is the most difficult operation of their lives, but they still volunteer and step on a path that is more unfamiliar than any other path. These young volunteers are the same Red Crescent Society aid workers, most of whom are literally only volunteers and do not receive salaries and wages, and they rightly displayed a display of dedication, bravery and sacrifice in this 12-day imposed war.
The rescuers of our country's Red Crescent Society, in all crises from floods and earthquakes to wars, are the first group of rescue forces who voluntarily go into the heart of fire, smoke and rubble to help their fellow countrymen; in this path, they even sacrifice their lives so that the light of hope remains lit.
They are unarmed heroes who are always present in the front lines of rescue; one day the battlefield is the Shahid Rajaee Port of Bandar Abbas and the next day it is the rubble of residential houses that were attacked by the Zionist regime, they do not recognize any obstacles in this way.
During the 12 days of the Zionist regime's aggression, the Red Crescent Society, with 8,500 rescuers, stood up and stood up to defend the homeland and save fellow countrymen, day and night, even though attacking rescuers is contrary to international principles and treaties and is a war crime.
It was Monday, June 15, when the news came that the Zionist regime had attacked a Red Crescent ambulance and two rescuers were martyred while on duty, "Mojtaba Maleki" was one of these martyrs.
They saw me as a rescuer; but they refused
Hossein Nikbakht is one of the rescuers who was with martyr Maleki on the day of the incident. He said in an interview with ISNA: I joined the Red Crescent Society in 2008 and after completing various training courses, I participated in various operations such as the flood in Imamzadeh Davoud with the rank of Rescuer 3, and I am on daily shift at the rescue and relief base on the Tehran-North Freeway.
Referring to the Zionist regime's attacks on our country, he added: Since it was a few-day Eid al-Ghadir holiday, I had traveled to the north of the country with my family when one of my colleagues called at 6:30 in the morning and informed me of the start of the attacks, so I quickly returned to Tehran. I didn’t know exactly what I was going to face, but I got to the base and started the search and rescue operation with other rescuers. I participated in various operations all over Tehran for four days, day and night. During these days, I saw things that I couldn’t even imagine, but I became a rescuer to be of use to my country in such days, so I had no fear in my heart and continued my work with trust in God.
Even the debris of war is different
The Red Crescent Society’s rescuers have always been sent to different parts of the country to provide relief during floods and earthquakes, but this time the situation is different. This time, this operation is a war, an imposed war, and the debris is the debris of the houses of our compatriots where women and children lived. Removing debris in these areas is very difficult because even the debris of war is different from the debris of an earthquake.
He says about the day of the attack on the ambulance: It was Monday morning when I and a few rescuers, including Mojtaba, took a souvenir photo and talked about providing relief and martyrdom, and joked. None of us had seen war and had no idea, and we were going through the hardest days of our lives. Among all the incidents, the war was the hardest for us, as we saw the rubble and destroyed residential houses from close up, pulled women and children of our compatriots out of the rubble, and hoped that we might save lives.
Nikbakht continues: That evening, west Tehran was attacked again, and we were sent to the area for an operation. We had an ambulance and a rescue vehicle. I was supposed to be sent with Mojtaba in an ambulance, but the plan changed and three other people went to the west of the capital in an ambulance, and I took myself to the scene in the rescue vehicle.
He pointed out that this was an attack on a military center; He continues: One of the rescuers named "Behnam Hazratifard" went to assess the area, and a few minutes later a drone appeared above the rescuers, apparently intending to identify them, and then the first explosion occurred. We all fell to the ground because the blast wave was so strong and threw us. A few of the children, like me, had blood on their hands and feet, but we were still looking for each other until the second explosion occurred.
My friend was martyred
This rescuer states: A few minutes after the second explosion, I came to my senses and saw that I was injured; but I stopped and looked for my other colleagues again and found almost everyone except Behnam and Mojtaba. I went to my cars, which were parked a little further away, but our ambulance was completely burned and nothing was left of it. In the Gaza war, I had seen the Zionist regime even attack aid workers, but I couldn't believe it until I saw that the ambulance was completely destroyed. A few minutes later, Behnam, covered in blood, came towards us; but there was no sign of Mojtaba.
Nikbakht says: At that moment, we were confused by what had happened, but we had to continue our work. We were reassessing the area and hoping to find Mojtaba. About an hour later, I saw several military forces carrying a body and taking it away. A few minutes later, they brought another body that was covered in their clothes. We realized that Mojtaba Maleki, our good friend who had been married for almost two years and had become a groom, had been martyred along with another aid worker who was present at the scene from another area, named "Amir Hossein Jamshidpour," and those two bodies were the bodies of our forces that were taken away from the scene. Our entire team was in a very bad state, so they didn't let us face the bodies, but then I heard that Mojtaba had been hit in the head and chest.
Our colleagues were martyred in violation of all international laws.
He added that these rescuers were all wearing special and distinctive clothes and that the ambulance had very specific markings: I'm sure the drone that first identified us realized that we were rescuers, and our vehicle was also clearly marked as an ambulance, but they still attacked us and martyred our colleagues in violation of all international laws. Unfortunately, this is not the first time this fake regime has done this, but I don't know why no one is doing anything to them. Don't they know that the rescuers are only coming to help and don't have any weapons in their hands?
According to this aid worker, such barbaric actions of the Zionist regime do not instill any fear in our hearts, but rather make us more determined to walk on this path to witness the destruction of this fake regime.
Although, according to the Secretary General of the Red Crescent Society, this 12-day war was as difficult as 12 years for the aid workers, it is hoped that no more aid workers will be sent except for floods and earthquakes. In this brutal war, 4 aid workers were martyred and more than 30 people were injured.
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