Fate of 6-year-old Hind and Red Crescent crew remains uncertain after 89 hours

GAZA: The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported today that more than 89 hours have passed, and the fate of its ambulance crew, consisting of paramedics Yusuf Zaino and Ahmed Al-Madhoun, remains unknown. The paramedics had embarked on a rescue mission to save 6-year-old Hind Rajab, who was trapped in her family's car after an Israeli shelling. The Red Crescent urgently appealed to the international community to intervene and exert immediate pressure on Israeli occupation authorities to disclose the fate of both the missing child, Hind, and the ambulance crew deployed to rescue her. The incident unfolded when Hind was traveling with five members of her family, including her uncle Bashar Hamada, his wife, and their three children. Israeli tanks surrounded them in the vicinity of the Finance Roundabout in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City. The tanks opened fire on their vehicle, resulting in the killing of all occupants except Hind and her cousin, Layan (14 years old). Layan, attempting to seek hel p, contacted the ambulance services to rescue her and evacuate her family from the vehicle. However, the Israeli soldiers did not grant her much time before opening fire once again. The Palestinian Red Crescent shared an audio recording of Layan's desperate attempts to inform emergency services of their situation, capturing her saying, "Uncle, they're shooting at us, the tank is next to us, we're in the car, and there's a tank next to us." Subsequently, a barrage of gunfire was heard while Layan screamed, and the call was abruptly cut off. The ambulance crew dispatched by the Palestinian Red Crescent to the targeted vehicle, aimed at rescuing Hind, has not returned, and all communication with its members has been lost, deepening concerns for their safety. Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA