Free Palestine / Individual record
Zuhair Abdul Hamid al-Farra
Fire truck driver killed during the March 23, 2025 Rafah attack on emergency responders.
- Record ID
- PAL-34
- Incident date
- March 23, 2025
- Date of death
- March 23, 2025
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Location
- Rafah, Gaza
- Category
- Fire truck driver
- Affiliation
- Palestinian Civil Defense
What happened
Airwars' case reconstruction identifies Zuhair Abdul Hamid al-Farra as one of six Palestinian Civil Defense workers killed in the March 23, 2025 Rafah incident that also killed eight Palestine Red Crescent medics and an UNRWA worker. The convoy and subsequent rescue vehicles were fired on while responding to injured people.
Investigation & findings
Names and roles are identified by the Airwars case investigation drawing on documented responder records; legal responsibility remains a matter of investigation.
Last reviewed: October 25, 2026
Sources & records
- Primary source
- Additional source
- Occupied Palestinian Territory humanitarian reportingUN OCHA · UN situation reports
- Journalist casualties in Israel-Gaza warCommittee to Protect Journalists · Press freedom list