Assad al-Nsasrah
A 47-year-old Palestinian paramedic who has been working for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society for 16 years, Assad al-Nsasrah was reported missing following an attack on medical workers by Israeli troops in Rafah, Gaza. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed that he is currently detained in Israel, having been forcibly abducted while performing his humanitarian duties during a massacre that claimed the lives of fifteen medics and rescue workers. The incident has drawn international condemnation and calls for an investigation into the attack on humanitarian personnel.
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Assad Al-Nsasrah was detained during an Israeli military attack on an emergency convoy and was later released.
Israel releases Palestinian medic who was detained during IDF attack on emergency convoy
United States· 2025-04-30
Assad al-Nsasrah is one of two survivors of the attack on medics in Gaza.
New details on killing of paramedics in Gaza appear to contradict IDF’s account | Israel
United Kingdom· 2025-04-24
One of the two Palestinian paramedics who survived the shooting, Assad al-Nsasrah, remains in Israeli detention.
Israeli military admits ‘professional failures’ over Gaza paramedic killings | Israel-Gaza warUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-20
Assad al-Nsasrah is one of the two paramedics who survived the incident and was being held in Israeli detention.
Postmortems of rescue workers killed in Gaza show ‘gunshots to head and torso’ | Israel-Gaza warUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-16
Assad Al-Nsasrah was reported to be detained by Israeli authorities after being missing since March.
Socorrista desaparecido depois de ataque em Gaza está detido em Israel | Faixa de Gaza
Portugal· 2025-04-13
Assad al-Nsasrah, a Palestinian paramedic, has been missing since a massacre of medics and rescue workers by Israeli troops in Gaza last month.
Palestinian medic attacked in Gaza is being detained in Israel, says ICRC | Israel-Gaza warUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-13