Ali Najdi, a volunteer with the Lebanese Red Cross, pulls out a photo of the protective vest and helmet he wore during one harrowing rescue mission he was part of in October. (Credit: Matthieu Karam/L'Orient Today)
SOUR — Asked about the most challenging mission he has been on since the start of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict on Oct. 8, Hussein Awada, a newly recruited volunteer with the Islamic Health Committee, brings his palms to his eyes and bursts into tears. On June 3, Awada was part of the medical team that responded to an Israeli attack on an ambulance in Naqoura. The strike injured a medic and killed the ambulance driver, Haidar Mahmoud Juheir. Both were Awada’s close friends and colleagues at the Hezbollah-affiliated health organization. “One moment you’re sharing a quiet break with them at the station, the next you're rushing to an emergency where they’ve been wounded or killed,” says Hasan Joulani, a paramedic and trainer at the Amal-affiliated al-Risala Scouts.Another paramedic, Ali Malak, has been volunteering with Risala since 1983...
SOUR — Asked about the most challenging mission he has been on since the start of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict on Oct. 8, Hussein Awada, a newly recruited volunteer with the Islamic Health Committee, brings his palms to his eyes and bursts into tears. On June 3, Awada was part of the medical team that responded to an Israeli attack on an ambulance in Naqoura. The strike injured a medic and killed the ambulance driver, Haidar Mahmoud Juheir. Both were Awada’s close friends and colleagues at the Hezbollah-affiliated health organization. “One moment you’re sharing a quiet break with them at the station, the next you're rushing to an emergency where they’ve been wounded or killed,” says Hasan Joulani, a paramedic and trainer at the Amal-affiliated al-Risala Scouts.Another paramedic, Ali Malak, has been volunteering with Risala...
