Israeli Air Attack Targeting Indonesian Hospital, MER-C Local Staff Dies

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JAKARTA - Israeli airstrikes targeted Indonesian hospitals located in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. A local MER-C staff member, Abu Romzi, who was near the location of death (syahid) as a result of the attack.

Sad news was conveyed by Farid, one of the MER-C volunteers who is still in the Gaza Strip.

"We were at the guesthouse of Dr. Joserizal, a journalist, suddenly heard a very strong explosion. It turned out that rocket fire from an Israeli fighter crashed very close to our location and destroyed the MER-C operational car in front of the Wisma dr. Joserizal Journalist," said Farid, Saturday, October 7th.

Abu Romzi, a local MER-C staff who was near the ambulance, became a martyr and was rushed to an Indonesian hospital, he continued. The attack also caused damage to the Wisma dr. Joserizal Journalist, where volunteers live in the Indonesian hospital area.

The chairman of the MER-C Presidium, dr. Sarbini Abdul Murad, condemned Israel's brutal attack on the Gaza Strip targeting hospitals.

"We condemn the Israeli attack on Gaza targeting the hospital!", said Sarbini.

Sarbini expressed his deep condolences for the martyrdom of the local MER-C staff, Abu Romzi, who has served since 2011 and other Gazans who were also victims of Israel's brutal attack on the Gaza Strip.

"We ask that Gaza's borders be immediately opened for the entry of international aid into the Gaza Strip," he added.

His party urged the Indonesian government to immediately urge the UN Security Council to hold an emergency hearing on this matter.