the Red Crescent
noun
: an organization in Islamic countries that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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Israeli strikes have killed more than 150 emergency responders from the Red Crescent and Civil Defense, most of them while on duty, as well as over 1,000 health workers during the war, according to the U.N.
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Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
There was no immediate public reaction to the findings from the Red Crescent or Civil Defense.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
In all, Israeli troops killed eight Red Crescent paramedics, six other emergency responders from the Civil Defense, and a United Nations worker who happened to drive by later that morning, according to the Red Crescent and the Civil Defense.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Rescue workers, at least two of whom can be seen wearing uniforms, are seen exiting a fire truck and an ambulance marked with the emblem of the Red Crescent and approaching the ambulance derailed to the side.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
There was no immediate public reaction to the findings from the Red Crescent or Civil Defense.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
In all, Israeli troops killed eight Red Crescent paramedics, six other emergency responders from the Civil Defense, and a United Nations worker who happened to drive by later that morning, according to the Red Crescent and the Civil Defense.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Rescue workers, at least two of whom can be seen wearing uniforms, are seen exiting a fire truck and an ambulance marked with the emblem of the Red Crescent and approaching the ambulance derailed to the side.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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“The Red Crescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Crescent. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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