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Palestinian Paramedic Freed After 37 Days in Detention

4/29/2025

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After 37 harrowing days, Palestinian paramedic Assad al-Nassasra has been freed by the Israeli military. His detention followed a tragic attack that claimed the lives of 15 emergency workers in southern Gaza. While the military attributed his capture to an "operational misunderstanding," the Palestinian Red Crescent fiercely denounced this explanation, labeling it a troubling attempt to excuse a "war crime."

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After 37 harrowing days, Palestinian paramedic Assad al-Nassasra has been freed by the Israeli military. His detention followed a tragic attack that claimed the lives of 15 emergency workers in southern Gaza. While the military attributed his capture to an "operational misunderstanding," the Palestinian Red Crescent fiercely denounced this explanation, labeling it a troubling attempt to excuse a "war crime."