Israel’s army admits that he has committed “error” for the killing of Gaza doctors
IsraelThe army admitted that its soldiers made mistakes for the killing of 15 paramedics and emergency operators in the south of Gaza last month.
Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) convoy ambulances And a fire truck came under fire Near Rafah on March 23.
Israel originally said that the troops opened fire because the convoy approached “suspiciously” in the darkness without headlights or flashing lights. He said that the vehicle movement had not been previously coordinated or agreed with the army.
The filming of the mobile phone, shot by one of the paramedics that were killed, showed that the vehicles had the lights on while responding to a call to help injured people. The video showed that they clearly had their emergency lights.
In a briefing to journalists on Saturday evening, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) official said the soldiers had “erroneously” identified the paramedics as a threat and that the accident was under “in -depth investigation”.
He added that all statements “will be examined fully and in -depth to understand the conduct of the accident”.
Eight red crescent staff, six civil defense workers and a United Nations worker were killed in the shootings. The only known survivor of the accident, the Palestinian Red Mezzaluna Paramedic Munther Abed, has also declared that he had seen the soldiers open fires on vehicles response to clearly marked emergencies.
The Israeli media informed by the military reported that the troops had identified at least six of the 15 deaths as members of militant groups. However, the official refused to provide tests or details on how identifications were made, saying that he did not want to share classified information.
“According to our information, there was terrorists there, but this investigation is not over,” he told journalists at the briefing late on Saturday.
The United Nations and the Palestinian Red Crescent have requested an independent investigation into the killing of the paramedics.
Israeli strikes killed more than 150 rescuers with a red crescent and civil defense, most of them while on duty, as well as more than 1,000 health workers, according to the United Nations.
The Gaza war was triggered by an attack from Hamas inside Israel on October 7, 2023, during which around 1,200 people were killed and 250 people took hostage. The retaliation offensive of Israel in Gaza killed 50,000 Palestinians according to the Ministry of Health of the Enclave and forced 90 % of its 2.3 million residents from their homes.
Reuters contributed to this relationship
