Mr. al-Nasasra was a part of a convoy of emergency crews despatched by the Pink Crescent and Gaza’s Civil Protection, one other rescue service, to seek for a Pink Crescent ambulance that had disappeared earlier within the morning of March 23. Israeli forces had opened fireplace on that first ambulance, killing two members of its crew and detaining the third, Munther Abed, in keeping with each the Israeli army and Mr. Abed, who was later launched.
When the rescue convoy arrived on the scene and paramedics bought out to have a look at the primary ambulance, Israeli troopers started capturing once more in a barrage that lasted about 5 minutes, in keeping with the video of the attack, which was found on the cellphone of one of many paramedics who was killed, printed by The New York Instances and later launched by the Pink Crescent.
Troopers discovered Mr. al-Nasasra alive after firing on the convoy and detained him alongside Mr. Abed, the survivor from the primary ambulance, Mr. Abed told The Times in an interview. Two different witnesses who had been held with the paramedics — Saeed al-Bardawil, a health care provider, and his 12-year-old son, Mohammed, who had been detained as they headed to the seaside to fish — confirmed Mr. Abed’s account.
Mr. al-Nasasra was stripped, handcuffed and blindfolded, Mr. Abed and Dr. al-Bardawil recalled.
The 2 paramedics spoke in whispers concerning the destiny of their colleagues, Mr. Abed mentioned. The Israeli troopers detaining them later questioned the paramedics, asking them for his or her names, ages and ID card numbers, and appeared to scan their faces with a tool Mr. Abed didn’t acknowledge, Mr. Abed mentioned.
In some unspecified time in the future, Mr. Abed and Dr. al-Bardawil recalled, Mr. al-Nasasra was taken elsewhere and so they had no extra contact with him.
In all, Israeli troops killed eight Pink Crescent paramedics, six different emergency responders from the Civil Protection, and a United Nations employee who occurred to drive by later that morning, in keeping with the Pink Crescent and the Civil Protection. Their bodies were not found for days.
