Israel kills medic during Gaza protests
The colleagues of Abdallah al-Qatati mourn outside a Khan Younis hospital after the volunteer medic was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper while on duty during Great March of Return protests on 10 August.
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Two Palestinians lost their lives on Friday as Israel used lethal force against Great March of Return protests along Gaza’s eastern perimeter.
One of those killed, Abdallah al-Qatati, 22, was a volunteer medic on duty at the time of his fatal injury in eastern Rafah, southern Gaza.
PAlestineRCS condemns the killing of the medic, Abdallah Qatati, while on duty today by #Israeli occupation in Rafah. Abdullah volunteered with the Medical Relief Society to provide medical assistance to affected people during the march of return. #NotATarget
A photo of al-Qatati circulated on social media after his death:
Al-Qatati is the third Palestinian medic to be killed by Israeli forces during Great March of Return protests beginning in late March.
The Israeli rights group B’Tselem found that medic Razan al-Najjar, killed on 1 June, was deliberately targetedby an Israeli sniper east of Khan Younis, also in southern Gaza.
Al-Najjar’s death came two weeks after the killing of Mousa Jaber Abu Hassanein, who like al-Najjar and al-Qatati, was wearing clothing identifying him as a medic when he was shot.
Today's death of medic Abdullah Alqatati makes him the third medic killed by Israeli snipers since peaceful protests began in #Gaza. Five more medics were wounded by live ammunition. Photos: Abdullah Alqatati, Razan Alnajjar, Musa Abuhassanin
The second Palestinian killed on Friday was identified by Gaza’s health ministry as Ali Said al-Aloul, 55, also shot in eastern Rafah.
A photo of al-Aloul circulated on social media after his death:
