The Israeli army said on Monday that the initial investigation into 15 emergency workers killed in South Gaza Last month, the accident occurred “due to a feeling of threat.”
She said that she got acquainted with six militants of Hamas as being in the vicinity during the accident in Rafah city.
In a statement, the army said it was being deepened, but “the initial investigation indicated that the forces opened fire due to the threat of an imagined after a previous meeting in the area,” and that six of the individuals who were killed “were identified as Hamas militants.”
Emergency workers were shot on March 23 and were buried in shallow graves. The Israeli army said initially that it opened fire after the unique vehicles approached in the dark, but however She changed her account After the video appears, the ambulances were shown clear and fire trucks with their lights under the fire.
The Israeli army said that a deeper investigation will be held in the coming days and its results will be presented to the public.
The Red Crescent Society did not immediately respond to the request to comment on the Israeli results.
After the accident, Palestine The Red Crescent Society He called for an independent international investigation and said “targeting the ambulance convoy” was “a complete war crime, which reflects a dangerous pattern of repeated violation of international humanitarian law.”
Emergency workers were from the Red Cross, Red Faming, the United Nations and Palestinian Civil Emergency Service.
