Shooting Documented

One aid worker killed in Gaza Strip

Gaza Strip, Palestine National NGO
1 killed

One female medical volunteer with an NGO was shot and killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza during a protest. According to witness reports and cellphone footage, the volunteer was moving with her hands up and identification card displayed toward a protestor who was close to the border fence and had been affected by tear gas. A preliminary IDF investigation stated that she was not specifically targeted in the attack. Means of attack recorded as shooting. Context individual attack. Actor Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 2421.

People involved

No names have been released for this case.