Overview

• On March 15, 2025, Israeli forces fired on clearly marked Gaza ambulances and rescue vehicles, killing 15 paramedics and aid workers.
• A nearly seven‑minute video from Rifat Radwan’s phone shows ambulances with emergency lights flashing being shot at, overturning the military’s initial denial.
• Asaad al‑Nasasra survived by hiding beneath an overturned ambulance but was arrested when soldiers discovered he was alive.
• Palestinian Red Crescent officials report that al‑Nasasra endured 37 days of physical beatings, starvation and loud‑music isolation in Israeli custody.
• Since his release on April 29, al‑Nasasra has struggled with lasting psychological trauma and guilt over surviving while colleagues were killed.