Tag: medics
Israeli probe into killing of 15 Palestinian medics finds ‘professional failures’
By The Associated Press JERUSALEM — An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it found “professional failures” and a deputy commander will be fired. Israel at first claimed that the medics’ vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire but…
‘Operational misunderstanding’ led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says
The Israeli military has said an “operational misunderstanding” led to the killing of 14 emergency workers in Gaza last month. An inquiry into the incident by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) found a series of failings. It said the killing of a UN worker shortly afterwards was “a breach of orders during a combat setting”.…
Eyewitnesses Recount Deadly Israeli Attack on Medics in Gaza
Middle East Tensions The New York Times interviewed two people who described being detained by Israeli soldiers and looking on as they opened fire on ambulances and a fire truck, killing 15. By Vivian Yee and Bilal Shbair Vivian Yee reported from Cairo, and Bilal Shbair from al-Mawasi, Gaza, where he interviewed both witnesses. It…
Hamas police chief among 11 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza, medics say
The chief of Gaza’s Hamas-run police force and his deputy have been killed in an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced families. The Hamas-run interior ministry condemned what it called the “assassination” of Mahmoud Salah and Hussam Shahwan, who it said had been “performing their humanitarian and national duty”. Nine other people, including…