Miami dentist fired after viral video showed him ripping down posters of Israeli hostages

A dentist from South Florida, US, has been fired after he was caught on camera ripping down posters of Israeli hostages who were kidnapped during the Hamas attack on October 7. The dentist, identified as Dr Ahmed ElKoussa, was one of the two men who was seen destroying banners of roughly 200 people kidnapped by Hamas that were plastered across Miami, the New York Post reported.

The viral footage was shared by the Stop Antisemitism organization on X (formerly Twitter). It showed the doctor, along with another man identified as Xave Ramoul, walking down a busy street with fistfuls of the crumpled paper, sparking social media outcry.

"Miami - two men were spotted removing posters of  Israelis kidnapped by Hamas in the Brickell area. The men appear to be dentist Ahmed ElKoussa (left) and Xave Ramoul (right)," the caption of the post read.