World News: Report says that a dozen paramedics have been killed in Gaza in the past 2 weeks

Friday, January 9, 2009

World News: Report says that a dozen paramedics have been killed in Gaza in the past 2 weeks

War - Courageous paramedics on both sides tend to the injured civilians and pay the ultimate price.

A video report at ABC News - Video Link
says that nearly a dozen paramedics have been killed in Gaza in the past 2 weeks

Update; 12/28/2008 - ASHKELON, Israel—The largest hospital on Israel's southern coast has gone underground. Wary of a missile strike against it from the nearby Gaza Strip, Ashkelon's Barzilai Hospital has moved its most essential departments into an underground bomb shelter.

3 female paramedics save lives in Gaza Three young women tell Ynet about their remarkable army service in Gaza Strip

Only a select few know, but amongst the hundreds of Israeli combat soldiers participating in military operations in the Gaza Strip are three female solders. After long years where girls were prohibited from entering battle zones, it was decided to include female paramedics alongside the males serving on the frontlines.

Female paramedics serving in Gaza Strip

This, however, was under the condition that they would never step foot in enemy territories. The solution is that Zohar, Mor and Bat El never step out of the armored vehicles transporting them into Gaza, not even for a minute.
Source: full story at Israel News - Link

Palestinians claim 12 medics have been killed while tending to the wounded since the fighting began.

The Red Cross group says Israeli Defense Forces ordered one team of medics to leave before they had a chance to check all the damaged houses. The Israeli armysaid that it had not received a complaint from the Red Cross and would not comment.

In another case, a Palestinian ambulance came under Israeli fire Thursday, as its crew tried to recover an injured civilian. The medic was shot twice in the legs, forcing the team to leave the civilian behind.

The ugly score: Two Israeli soldiers were killed today after discovering roadside bombs and booby traps in Gaza homes.

More than 750 Palestinians, 245 of which are children, and 14 Israelis, have been killed in nearly two weeks of fighting between Israel and Hamas.

The violence has prompted the United Nations to suspend its relief efforts in Gaza, citing increased danger to U.N. aid workers in the area. The announcement came today after the United Nations said that the driver of a relief truck was killed after being struck by Israeli tank fire near the Israel-Gaza border.

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Friday, January 9, 2009