The killing of Mo’men Abu Al-Awf raises to 227 the number of journalists killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
Three Palestinian paramedics and a journalist were killed by an Israeli tank shell while attempting to evacuate injured civilians in Gaza City, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
A ministry statement said an Israeli tank directly fired at the paramedics as they were evacuating civilians injured in an Israeli strike on a house in Al-Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City on Monday night, according to the Anadolu news agency.
Genocidal #Israel just murdered three Palestinian paramedics and a journalist in al-Tuffah neighborhood of #Gaza, by tank shelling.
The paramedics are Baraa Afana, Hussein Mheisen and Wael Al-Attar. Name of the journalist is Mu’min Abulouf.
The video documents the last mission… pic.twitter.com/4eO3F38jAS
— Palestine Info Center (@palinfoen) June 9, 2025
A second ambulance team trying to recover the bodies of the paramedics also came under fire from Israeli drones and military vehicles, the statement said.
The paramedics killed in the attack were identified as Hussein Moheisen, Wael Attar and Baraa Fares Afaneh.
The ministry called for an international investigation into Israeli attacks on paramedics and for protection for first responders.
🚨Heartbreaking: Medical Services Director Fares Afane bids farewell to his son, paramedic Bara’, who was killed by the Israeli army while carrying out a rescue mission to evacuate victims and the injured in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/3JoPgcap1P
— Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) June 10, 2025
‘Systematic Targeting’
Mo’men Abu Al-Awf, a freelance photojournalist, who accompanied the paramedics, was killed in the attack as well, raising the death toll of journalists killed since October 2023 to 227, Gaza’s Government Media Office said in a statement on Tuesday, cited by Anadolu.
The last video taken by the journalist Moamen, Gaza. pic.twitter.com/Kh1S69TIuO
— Muhammad Smiry 🇵🇸 (@MuhammadSmiry) June 9, 2025
The office strongly condemned “the systematic targeting, killing, and assassination of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation.”
It urged the international community and relevant media and press organizations around the world to condemn the Israeli “crimes” and hold Israel accountable for its ongoing violations.
‘Heroes’
Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Anas al-Sharif posted a video on X saying “Here I am carrying the body of my brother and fellow journalist, Mo’men Abu Al-Awf, who accompanied the medical services crews.”
He added that “Those heroes never stopped performing their humanitarian duty despite the targeting and siege, in their attempts to rescue life from the jaws of missiles and the rubble of Israeli bombing.”
منذ أكثر من 600 يوم ونحن نودّع الشهيد تلو الشهيد…
ها أنا أحمل جثمان أخي وزميلي الصحفي مؤمن أبو العوف الذي رافق طواقم الخدمات الطبية، أولئك الأبطال الذين لم يتوقفوا لحظة عن أداء واجبهم الإنساني رغم الاستهداف والحصار، في محاولات لانتشال الحياة من بين أنياب الصواريخ وتحت أنقاض… pic.twitter.com/8brliMwKz5— أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif (@AnasAlSharif0) June 10, 2025
According to the Gaza authorities, at least 1,580 medical staffers, including doctors and first responders, have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 2023.
Staggering Death Toll
Since Israel’s reneging on the ceasefire on March 18, it has killed and wounded thousands of Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip through a bloody and ongoing aerial bombardment.
On October 7, 2023, following a Palestinian Resistance operation in southern Israel, the Israeli military launched a genocidal war against the Palestinians, killing over 54,800, wounding more than 126,000, with over 14,000 still missing.
Gaza Aid Centers Become ‘Death Traps’ as Israel Kills, Wounds over 100
Despite habitual condemnation by many countries around the world of the Israeli genocide, little has been done to hold Israel accountable.
Israel is currently under investigation for the crime of genocide by the International Court of Justice, while accused war criminals — including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — are now officially wanted by the International Criminal Court.
The Israeli genocide has been largely defended, supported, and financed by Washington and a few other Western powers.
(PC, Anadolu)
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