An Arab paramedic who treated Israelis injured by Hamas militants is remembered as a hero

By PAMELA SAMPSON
Associated Press

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. But he sacrificed his own. Awad Darawshe was 23 years old, an Arab Muslim and a citizen of Israel. He worked for Yossi Ambulances and was among a team of paramedics assigned to work the festival in a tent on the site’s periphery when Hamas militants launched their attack on Israel on Oct. 7.