Gaza War: Report: Israel’s army denies the execution of 15 rescuers

The death of a group of Palestinian rescue workers in the Gaza Strip through shots of Israeli soldiers puts the military into explanation. According to the “Times of Israel”, the army admitted in the evening that its initial presentation of the incident was incorrect about two weeks ago. However, the troops would not have executed anyone and tried nothing to cover up. The case will be investigated again and today presented to the chief of staff Ejal Zamir, it said.

A health and fire engine had been attacked by soldiers on March 23, according to the Palestinian Red Heading Moon (PRCS) in Rafah. The corpses of 14 men could only be recovered from a mass grave seven days later. According to the “Wall Street Journal”, eight paramedics from the Red Half moon and six of civil protection were. In addition, the body of a UN employee was found at another point, it said.

At that time, the Israeli army had claimed that several vehicles would have approached the troops in a suspect – without coordination and without headlights. The military had now admitted that this claim was wrong and was based on the statements of the soldiers who were involved in the incident, according to the “Times of Israel”.

Video with the last minutes in the life of the rescuers

The red crescent moon had found a mobile phone at one of the killed paramedics, on which the last minutes of the rescue team are recorded by video and audio. On the video you can see ambulances and a fire engine that are clearly marked and move with headlights and flashing lights. According to its own statements, the organization sent a copy of the material to the UN World Safety Council.

A UN diplomat took the recordings to the “New York Times”, which she published on Saturday night. According to the “Times of Israel”, the army then wanted to thoroughly examine the incident in Rafah again. The image recording breaks off after less than a minute when the convoy falls under Israeli shot. According to the red crescent moon, the unarmed rescuers were shot up close. The previous investigation by the Israeli army, on the other hand, showed that this was not the case, reported the “Times of Israel”.

Report: Hamas fighter under killed

At least six of the 15 paramedics killed were immediately identified by intelligence officers as a Hamas fighter. After the fatal shots, a vice battalion commander with his soldiers collected the corpses, dug them in sand and marked the area, the newspaper continued.

According to the military, buried corpses is a common practice to prevent wild dogs and other animals from eating the corpses. The army informed a UN team about the position. The next day, however, the team was unable to find the place; The army had already been dealt with with other tasks. The UN side was then asked to return a few days later. According to the “Wall Street Journal”, the UN team of the United Nations, on the other hand, had in vain for the permission of the Israeli army to look for the permission to look for the killed.