Gaza aid worker detained after Israeli attack has been released
A paramedic in Gaza who was detained for more than five weeks following an Israeli attack that killed 15 aid workers has been released, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said.
Asaad al Nsasrah was one of 17 aid workers who were attacked in Tel al Sultan in southern Gaza by Israeli forces on 23 March.
Asaad was one of two first responders who survived - the other 15 were killed.
He was initially thought to be missing, as his body was not among the dead. It was not until 13 April, three weeks after the attack, that Israel confirmed Asaad was alive and in Israeli detention.
The PRCS announced Asaad's release on X and shared a video of him reuniting with colleagues.
Sky News has seen images showing Asaad, among other released Palestinians, in a grey tracksuit at al Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, where he is undergoing medical examination, according to the PRCS.
Sky News investigated how the attack on the aid workers unfolded - unearthing new evidence earlier this month contradicting Israel's official account of what happened.
The Israeli military later released the findings of its own investigation into the incdient, saying it had dismissed a deputy commander for providing an "inaccurate report".
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The PRCS claimed the Israeli military's investigation was "full of lies".
Asaad's voice can be heard in a video, initially published by the New York Times, that shows the moments leading up to the attack on the aid workers.
The video was discovered on Rifaat Radwaan's phone, which was found on his body by rescue workers five days after the attack.
Among those killed were one UN worker, eight paramedics from the PRCS and six first responders from Civil Defence - the official fire and rescue service of Gaza's Hamas-led government.
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