Civil Defence crews hold funeral for team member killed during Israeli bombing

Civil Defence crews in Gaza held a funeral to mourn the killing of one of their team members, who was killed by Israeli forces on Sunday.

The team member was killed during Israeli shelling of the Nuseirat area.

The crew members prayed in congregation and carried the dead body into an ambulance. 

A civil defence official told Middle East Eye on Sunday morning that their teams were "directly targeted".

"War planes targeted us, they target everyone and everything, including journalists and emergency personnel. Israeli forces just care about collective punishment and killing Palestinians," he said.

"From 7 October, our teams have been targeted, including our vehicles even when they are rescuing people," he added, saying their teams found seven dead bodies in central Gaza.

Reporting by Osama Kahlout