GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The General Directorate of Civil Defense in Khan Younis has sponsored a course this week that is expected to include 37 female trainees — a first in the conservative Palestinian enclave.
The head of civil defense in the Gaza Strip, Yusef al-Zahhar, and his deputy Said al-Saudi, will join the women and other officials as part of the course.
Al-Zahhar praised the women’s participation this year and their “courage.”
The trainees expressed their interest in working in civil defense with the same responsibilities as men.
