Mourners collect across the our bodies of eight Crimson Crescent emergency responders, recovered in Rafah every week after an Israeli assault, as they’re transported for burial from a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, March 31.
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Palestinian medical officers say they obtained video footage that refutes Israel’s claims in regards to the killing of 15 rescue and assist employees within the southern Gaza Strip final month.
Israel’s army initially stated “several vehicles were identified advancing suspiciously toward [Israeli] troops without headlights, or emergency signals” on March 23, and the troopers opened hearth.
However the Palestine Crimson Crescent Society launched a video Saturday it stated was present in a cellphone with one of many killed paramedics. It reveals clearly marked rescue autos with headlights on and purple emergency lights flashing. The video was filmed inside one of many autos within the convoy.
Within the video, there may be heavy gunfire over the course of a number of minutes, and a person’s voice says in Arabic, “Mom, forgive me. This is the path I chose, to help people.”
🚨 Video That Exposes the Israeli Occupation’s Lies
The Palestine Crimson Crescent Society has obtained a video from the household of a martyred EMT, discovered on his cell phone after his physique was recovered from a mass grave in Gaza. He was amongst 15 ambulance and reduction group members… pic.twitter.com/8iWqULxijC
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) April 5, 2025
On Thursday, the Israel army stated a high-level army investigation was happening to find out whether or not to open a prison investigation into misconduct over the March 23 incident.
“All claims, including the documentation circulating about the incident, will be thoroughly and deeply examined to understand the sequence of events and the handling of the situation,” the army stated Saturday.
After the incident, the crew was lacking for greater than every week. Rescue groups lastly found the our bodies of 14 Palestinian emergency responders and a United Nations staffer below a mound of sand on March 31.
“One by one they were hit, they were struck. Their bodies were gathered and buried in this mass grave,” Jonathan Whittall, an official with the U.N. Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, stated in a video on the web site the place the our bodies have been discovered. “They were here to save lives. Instead, they ended up in a mass grave. … It’s an absolute horror what happened here.”
Israel is increasing its army offensive in Gaza after breaking a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas final month. In little over two weeks, the Israeli marketing campaign has killed greater than 1,300 Palestinians, in keeping with the Well being Ministry in Gaza. Israel says it has focused a number of Hamas militant and authorities leaders within the strikes.
