The Red Crescent Society reported that its crews, in coordination and with the support of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), successfully entered the Tel al-Sultan area in Rafah. This followed five days of coordination attempts to obtain access to the area to determine the fate of nine of its missing paramedics who had been besieged and targeted by the occupying forces.

In a brief statement, the team said it faced significant difficulties searching for traces of martyrs at the site due to the extensive destruction and the disappearance of landmarks. However, it succeeded in recovering one of the bodies of the Civil Defense crews.

It added that, due to the inability to continue the search operations due to darkness, the area was withdrawn and that an attempt would be made to re-enter the area tomorrow, which the occupation army has been occupying for five days, preventing ambulance and rescue crews from reaching it.

The Red Crescent Society had previously expressed its deep concern for the safety of its nine crew members besieged by the occupation forces in Rafah, holding the occupation authorities fully responsible for their fate.