The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said Sunday that one of its staff members was killed and three others wounded after an Israeli strike hit its headquarters in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
In a statement posted on X, the PRCS said: “A Palestinian Red Crescent employee was martyred and three others injured following the targeting of the society’s headquarters in Khan Younis by the occupation forces.”
The organization added that a fire broke out on the building’s first floor as a result of the attack.
Footage released by the PRCS, which it said captured the “first moments” after the strike, showed flames engulfing parts of the building and debris scattered around the site.
The attack came just two days after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff visited a U.S.-backed aid distribution center in Gaza to assess efforts to deliver food supplies to the besieged and war-ravaged Palestinian territory.
According to Gaza’s Civil Defense, at least 32 Palestinians were killed on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes and shelling across the enclave, including 14 who died near aid distribution points operated by the U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Humanitarian workers have repeatedly been caught in the crossfire during Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza. In March, Israeli forces killed eight Red Crescent medics, six Civil Defense personnel, and one UNRWA staff member in southern Gaza, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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