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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
PRCS member says ambulance 'directly targeted' by Israeli warplane
2024-06-01
[GEO.TV] An Israeli warplane killed two Paleostine Red Islamic Thingy Society (PRCS) staff members in Rafah’s Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood on Thursday.

One of the paramedics, Ashraf Abu Labda, was first on the scene on the attack. He said that PRCS ambulances were responding to reports of dead and maimed in the area when they were attacked.

"We received a signal about the presence of deaders and maimed at the Abu Saeed Crossroads in Tal as-Sultan, Rafah," Labda said in a video interview.

"Two PRCS ambulances were dispatched to the scene. One of the ambulances was directly targeted. Later, we received a signal from the other ambulance prompting us to head to the location to support them," he said.

"We found the ambulance on fire. My colleague and I attempted to extinguish the fire, but we were heavily targeted by the shooting of the [Israeli forces]. Given the gravity of the situation, we were forced to withdraw from the area," he said.

"Despite the immense difficulty and danger, we managed to evacuate the deaders," he added.
Posted by:Fred

#1  We found the ambulance on fire...heavily targeted by the shooting

Was the ambulance carrying arms and cooking ammunition?
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-06-01 07:32  

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