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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and agencies

Israel admits firing at ambulances in Gaza after Palestinians say rescuers missing in Rafah

Relatives mourn for a civil defence official who was killed by the Israeli army in Rafah, Gaza
Relatives mourn for a civil defence official who was killed by the Israeli army in Rafah, Gaza. The Israeli army has admitted firing on ambulances in the Palestinian territory. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Israel’s military admitted on Saturday it had fired on ambulances in the Gaza Strip after identifying them as “suspicious vehicles”, with Hamas condemning it as a war crime that killed at least one person.

The incident took place last Sunday in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood in the southern city of Rafah, close to the Egyptian border.

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