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As hundreds of Palestinians converged on an Israeli-backed aid distribution center in Rafah, Gaza, short bursts of gunfire caused the crowd to panic. The Israeli military said it fired warning shots near the compound.
As hundreds of Palestinians converged on an Israeli-backed aid distribution center in Rafah, Gaza, short bursts of gunfire caused the crowd to panic. The Israeli military said it fired warning shots near the compound.
Starvation looming, desperate Palestinians surged toward an aid center that Israel says was designed to circumvent Hamas.
In the last few weeks, Israel has demolished extensive areas of Gaza’s southernmost city, Rafah.
Israel’s military said it was reacting to an immediate threat when it killed 15 medics and first responders in Gaza in March. But eyewitness accounts and an analysis of videos, audio and autopsy reports show that multiple soldiers fired over the course…
In a statement and a briefing summarizing its investigation into the deadly episode, the military said a deputy commander would be dismissed.
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.
The Israeli military, confronted with video evidence contradicting its initial account, now says it was “mistaken.”
The Israeli military had previously asserted that the workers had been “advancing suspiciously” toward its troops. A video obtained by The New York Times on Friday appeared to contradict that account.
The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.