Head of Gift of the Givers mission killed in Gaza
The Gift of the Givers has confirmed of one of its staff members in Gaza has been killed in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
Ahmed Abbasi was head of the organisation's office in Gaza since 2013.
He was killed and his brother were killed while returning from morning prayer on Thursday.
Organisation founder Dr Imitiaz Sooliman described Abbasi as a kind, gentle, and warm human being who was directly targeted.
"He was responsible for implementing multiple projects including the care of orphans, widows, elderly and the ill. He delivered water through our desalination plants, distributed food parcels, provided hot meals and upgraded damaged homes.
"A few days ago he mentioned that it's better to sit with his family of thirty four in their own apartment and wait for their turn to die in dignity, as unarmed martyrs, rather than run from place to place as directed by the IDF.
"He was a witness to the lies and deception of the IDF asking communities to move to safety and then bombing them on the way killing hundreds."
Sooliman says they support government calls for Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be investigated by the International Criminal Court.
"We want to add that Israel should be held accountable to pay war reparation in the rebuilding of Gaza and compensate every single family they have decimated.
“We also fully support the motion in Parliament today for the expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador with immediate effect and the severing of diplomatic ties with the Apartheid State of Israel."
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