Number of Gaza Civil Defense Martyrs Rises to 83 As Israeli Aggression Continues

IQNA – A deputy director of the Gaza civil defense was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday, bringing the number of its personnel martyred in the Israeli war on the Palestinian enclave since Oct. 7, 2023 to 83.

In a statement, spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal mourned “the martyrdom of Mohammad Abdelhay Morsi, the deputy director of civil defense in northern Gaza, who was killed in an Israeli strike targeting his family's home early this morning in the Al-Alami area of Jabalia."

Bassal said that besides the 83 personnel killed, over 200 others are wounded.

He highlighted challenges faced by the civil defense teams, including a shortage of specialized rescue equipment and a lack of fuel and spare parts necessary to continue their operations to protect lives and property.

The Israeli regime has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.

Source: Anadolu Agency