
The mobile video has appeared, which seems to contradict Israel’s description, why soldiers opened fire on convoys of ambulances and fire trucks, Kill 15 rescuers.
The videotape published by The New York Times, said to have been filmed by Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) paramedics, who was killed, showed the vehicle in the dark, with headlights and emergency flash switched on and off in the early morning of March 23, and then burning on the fire.
“Several uncoordinated vehicles were found moving forward without headlights or emergency signals. The IDF forces subsequently opened fire on suspicious vehicles,” the IDF’s initial statement said.
Previously surviving nursing staff Tell the BBC The ambulance was clearly marked and the interior and exterior lights were turned on.
Comments have been made with the IDF about the video, which has been shown to the UN Security Council.
The video shows the marked vehicle stopping at the edge of the road, the lights are still flashing, and at least two emergency workers are wearing reflective clothes.
The windshield of the vehicle being filmed was broken and then a sound that lasted for several minutes could be heard, just like the person who was filming said prayer. It is understood that he was one of the dead paramedics.
A week after the incident, his body recovered from a shallow grave, footage was found on his cell phone. The bodies of eight paramedics, six Gaza civil defense personnel and a UN employee were found buried on the beach, and damaged vehicles. International organizations spent several days negotiating secure access to the website.
Israel claims to have killed many Hamas and Islamic jihadists in the incident, but has not provided any evidence or further explanation for the threat to the troops.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar responded to the Army account earlier this week, saying “the IDF did not have random attacks on ambulances.”
The IDF promises to investigate the situation after surviving caregivers ask about their accounts.
In an interview with the BBC Nursing staff Munther Abed says: “It’s the same thing during the day and at night. The exterior and interior lights are on. Everything tells you that this is an ambulance, belonging to the Palestinian red crescent. All the lights are on until the vehicle shoots directly.”
He also denied any radical connections from him or his team.
“All crew members are civilians. We are not part of any militant organization. Our main responsibility is to provide ambulance services and save people’s lives. No more, no more.”
Speaking at the United Nations yesterday, Dr. Younis al-Khatib mentioned the video, saying: “I heard the voices of the killed team members. His last words were before being shot.
He called for “accountability” and “independent and thorough investigation” of what he called “cruel crime.”
A paramedic remains unjusted after the March 23 incident.