Ahmad Abu Foul

( 17 October 2024 )

A paramedic from Jabalya Refugee Camp, recorded on 17 Oct. 2024

Ahmad Abu Foul, a 40-year-old paramedic from Jabalya Refugee Camp, spoke to B'Tselem earlier this year about the bombing of his family's building in which he lost one of his wives and three of his four children. Amidst the ethnic cleansing campaign carried out by Israel in northern Gaza, we returned to Ahmad, who describes the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the area. "It's the most dangerous situation we've been in up north [...] People are in a very bad state without basic living conditions. The water is not fit to drink. There's also a heavy blockade on this small area."

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Since the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, Israel has acted in a coordinated and deliberate manner to destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip, committing genocide against its residents. In light of Israel’s actions in Gaza, the public statements made by Israeli decision-makers, and the international community’s failure to take effective action, there is a serious risk that the Israeli regime will expand the genocide to other areas under its control—first and foremost, the West Bank.
B’Tselem calls on the Israeli public and the international community to use every tool available under international law to bring an immediate end to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people.