News Center- Islam Hijazi, the Program Director of the HEAL Palestine, a nonpolitical, nonprofit humanitarian organization, was killed by an armed group near the Jordanian Hospital in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

“With a deep sadness, HEAL Palestine announces the killing of our Gaza Program Director, Islam Hijazy, in Gaza today. She was the mother of two small children, and a humanitarian with the highest ethics and professionalism. Islam intentionally stayed in Gaza to help others,” said the statement published on HEAL Palestine’s Instagram page. “When she started her leadership role with HEAL Palestine, she said, ‘My place is in Gaza serving my people’. HEAL Palestine is more dedicated than ever to serving Gaza, in her honor.”

In the statement, HEAL Palestine also calls for an urgent ceasefire.