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22 Jul, 2025
Joshua Jackson
Gaza health official detained by Israeli undercover force
An Israeli undercover force reportedly has “abducted” Marwan al-Hams, a senior Gaza Health Ministry official, in Rafah on Monday. According to the health ministry, al-Hams was captured outside the field hospital of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
CAIRO, July 21 (Reuters) - An Israeli undercover force detained Marwan Al-Hams, a senior Gaza Health Ministry official, outside the field hospital of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, the ministry said.
It said that Hams, in charge of field hospitals in the enclave, was on his way to visit the ICRC hospital in the city of Rafah when an Israeli force "abducted" him after opening fire, killing one person and wounding another civilian nearby.