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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

New details on killing of paramedics in Gaza appear to contradict IDF’s account

A screenshot from a video published by the Palestinian Red Crescent shows the last moments before its paramedics came under Israeli fire
A screenshot from a video published by the Palestinian Red Crescent shows the last moments before its paramedics came under Israeli fire. Photograph: Palestinian Red Crescent/Reuters

New developments have come to light in the killing of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip last month, with evidence reportedly contradicting the Israel Defense Forces’ claim that soldiers did not fire indiscriminately at the medical workers.

The Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Wednesday that its analysis of the IDF’s own materials collected as part of an internal investigation into the incident contradicted the army’s claim that soldiers did not shoot indiscriminately at Palestinian ambulances and a fire engine in the early hours of 23 March.

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