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The National
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The National
IDF report into killing of Palestinian medics 'full of lies'
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PCRS), Gaza's civil defence service and the UN's humanitarian agency have rejected the findings of the report which concluded the deaths were caused by "professional failures". Eight PCRS personnel, six civil defence workers and a UN staff member were killed in the shooting before dawn on March 23 by Israeli troops conducting operations in Tel al-Sultan, a district of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Troops then bulldozed over the bodies along with their mangled vehicles, burying them in a mass grave. UN and rescue workers were only able to reach the site a week later to dig out the bodies. READ MORE: Scottish Government to respond to Supreme Court gender ruling in Holyrood statement Israel initially claimed that the medics' vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire. It also claimed, without evidence, that nine of those killed were Hamas militants. However, video emerged showing the Red Crescent and Civil Defence teams driving slowly with lights flashing and logos visible, as they pulled up to help another ambulance that had earlier come under fire. Israel has now said that a deputy commander of the Golani Brigade will be fired, and claimed the military investigation found the commander, 'due to poor night visibility', assessed that the ambulances belonged to Hamas militants. The report has been rejected by humanitarian agencies, with the PCRS saying it was "full of lies". Nebal Farsakh, a spokesperson for the PRCS, said: 'The report is full of lies. It is invalid and unacceptable, as it justifies the killing and shifts responsibility to a personal error in the field command when the truth is quite different.' The PRCS has previously called for an international investigation into the incident. Gaza's civil defence agency, which rescues victims of airstrikes, dismissed the Israeli army report, accusing the military of lying in an attempt to justify targeting the rescue convoys. 'The video filmed by one of the paramedics proves that the Israeli occupation's narrative is false and demonstrates that it carried out summary executions,' Mohammed al-Mughair, a civil defence official, told Agence-France Presse on Monday, accusing Israel of seeking to 'circumvent' its obligations under international law. Jonathan Whittall, the UN's humanitarian chief for Gaza, said the investigation did not go far enough. READ MORE: Pope Francis remembered for 'outspoken commitment' to Gaza 'A lack of real accountability undermines international law and makes the world a more dangerous place,' he said. 'Without accountability, we risk continuing to watch atrocities unfolding, and the norms designed to protect us all eroding.' Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have killed hundreds of medical workers and the staff of aid agencies and UN organisations in Gaza. In April last year, seven members of the charity World Central Kitchen were killed in a sustained Israeli attack on their clearly marked vehicles. Human rights organisations have long accused the Israeli military of a culture of impunity, with few soldiers ever facing justice. In 2023, fewer than 1% of complaints made against Israeli troops in the occupied Palestinian territories ended in a conviction, according to the latest US state department annual human rights report.
Roya News
20-04-2025
- Politics
- Roya News
Palestine Red Crescent says 'Israel' army probe into medics' killing full of lies
The Palestine Red Crescent rejected the findings of an 'Israeli' military investigation that blamed operational failures for the killing of 15 Gaza emergency service workers, denouncing the report as "full of lies". "The report is full of lies. It is invalid and unacceptable, as it justifies the killing and shifts responsibility to a personal error in the field command when the truth is quite different," Nebal Farsakh, spokesperson for the Red Crescent, told AFP. Earlier on Sunday, the head of an 'Israeli' military probe into the killing of 15 Palestinian emergency workers in Gaza acknowledged a "mistake" on the part of troops involved in the incident. "We're saying it was a mistake, we don't think it's a daily mistake," Major General Yoav Har-Even told journalists when asked if he thought the incident represented a pervasive issue within the 'Israeli' military. The military also confirmed detaining one medic since the incident on March 23.
Arab News
20-04-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Palestine Red Crescent says Israel army probe into medics' killing ‘full of lies'
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The Palestine Red Crescent rejected the findings of an Israeli military investigation that blamed operational failures for the killing of 15 Gaza emergency service workers, denouncing the report as 'full of lies.' 'The report is full of lies. It is invalid and unacceptable, as it justifies the killing and shifts responsibility to a personal error in the field command when the truth is quite different,' Nebal Farsakh, spokesperson for the Red Crescent, told AFP.
Middle East Eye
20-04-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Palestine Red Crescent says Israeli army probe into medics' killing 'full of lies'
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society has rejected the findings of an Israeli military investigation that blamed "operational failures" for the killing of 15 Palestinian emergency service workers in Gaza, denouncing the report as "full of lies". "The report is full of lies. It is invalid and unacceptable, as it justifies the killing and shifts responsibility to a personal error in the field command when the truth is quite different," Nebal Farsakh, spokesperson for the Red Crescent, told AFP.
Morocco World
05-04-2025
- Morocco World
New Video Exposes Israel's False Claims About Gaza Attack That Killed 15 Medics
Rabat – A video released on Saturday has revealed that Israel gave false information about a deadly attack on March 23 that killed 15 Palestinian medics in southern Gaza. The Israeli army had claimed that the vehicles were moving 'suspiciously' without headlights or emergency signals, and that the medics did not coordinate their movements with the army. It had also reported that nine members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad were killed in the strike. But the video, which was filmed by Rifat Radwan, one of the medics killed in the attack, tells a different story. The footage shows that the vehicles were clearly marked as emergency vehicles and had their emergency lights on. This contradicts Israel's statement. The medic who filmed the video was later found buried in a mass grave in Gaza, along with the 14 other medics killed in the attack. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said that 14 bodies were found after the attack. The victims included eight Red Crescent workers, five Civil Defense staff, and one worker from a United Nations agency. A few days later, the Palestinian Civil Defense said they had recovered the body of another team member, bringing the total number of victims to 15. Read also: Exposing Israel's Lies, Deceptive Narratives Amid Gaza Genocide Red Crescent spokesperson Nebal Farsakh said that Israeli soldiers 'opened fire frantically and hysterically' at the medics. 'This video unequivocally refutes the occupation's claims that Israeli forces did not randomly target ambulances, and that some vehicles had approached suspiciously without lights or emergency markings,' the Red Crescent said in a statement. Israeli media reported that Israel said it will launch a full investigation into the killing of the 15 emergency workers. This is one of many deadly incidents during Israel's ongoing war on Gaza, which began in October 2023. Since then, over 50,600 Palestinians have been killed, according to local health authorities. On Saturday alone, at least 29 more Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes across Gaza. The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is urging for an immediate ceasefire and for humanitarian aid to reach people in need. 'With over 55,000 people reported killed and an estimated 1.9 million displaced, people in Gaza have endured unimaginable suffering,' the agency said in a statement today. Israel has also blocked essential supplies from entering Gaza for over a month, including food, water, medicine, and fuel. Aid groups warn that the humanitarian situation is worsening by the day.
