Palestinian Civil Defense Member Martyred in Northern Gaza After Israeli Raid

Gaza, Oct 7 (KUNA) -- The Palestinian Civil Defense announced on Wednesday that one of its personnel was martyred following an Israeli occupation forces airstrike while he was attempting to reach and evacuate the wounded near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza Strip. In a press statement, the Civil Defense said one of its members was seriously injured while its teams were carrying out their humanitarian mission to rescue the wounded after an Israeli airstrike targeted a gathering of civilians near the hospital. It added that its teams came under attack while trying to reach the injured and extract them from the site, resulting in injuries to several Civil Defense personnel. In a related development, the eastern areas of Gaza City witnessed a series of explosions and shelling from yesterday evening until early today, including the detonation of booby-trapped vehicles in areas east of the city and in the eastern part of the Tuffah neighborhood and Masha’ha Street in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood. The skies over Gaza City also saw intense flights by Israeli warplanes, coinciding with artillery shelling targeting the eastern areas and gunfire and shelling from naval vessels directed at the city’s coastline. (End) w.a.b. / m.n.f.