Arab Paramedic, Shot by Hamas While Treating Israelis Injured at Nova Festival, Is Remembered as a Hero

‘May his memory be for a blessing,’ the foreign ministry of Israel says.

Mohammad Darawshe via AP
An undated photo of Awad Darawshe. Mohammad Darawshe via AP

When Hamas unleashed its attack on thousands of Jews attending a music festival in southern Israel earlier this month, an Israeli Arab paramedic insisted on staying at the scene to try to save lives.

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