‘He was a hero’: Tributes to Red Cross paramedic killed during fierce Israeli bombing in Lebanon

NewsWorldMiddle East‘He was a hero’: Tributes to Red Cross paramedic killed during fierce Israeli bombing in LebanonHassan Badawi was killed following an Israeli drone attack as the IDF faced condemnation over attacks on medicsMaira Butt Tuesday 14 April 2026 16:32 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957387","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-lebanon-paramedic-red-cross-b2957387.html","title":"Paramedic killed while responding to emergency in Israeli strikes on Lebanon"}}CloseStarmer says Middle East on edge as he demands Israel stop Lebanon bombingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}The night before 31-year-old Red...