Author: Farnaz Fassihi and Christoph Koettl
Published on: 04/04/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Video shows aid workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On The U.N. Has said Israel killed the workers. The video contradicts Israel’s version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals. The convoy stops when it encounters a vehicle that had veered onto the side of the road. Rescue workers, at least two of whom can be seen wearing uniforms, are seen exiting a fire truck and an ambulance marked with the emblem of the Red Crescent and approaching the ambulance derailed to the side. A barrage of gunshots is seen and heard in the video hitting the convoy. The deaths of the aid workers, who went missing on March 23, have drawn international scrutiny and condemnation in recent days. The U.N. And the Palestine Red Crescent said aid workers were not carrying weapons and posed no threat. It took five days after rescue vehicles came under attack and fell silent for the United Nations and Red Crescent to negotiate for safe passage to search for the missing people. Forensic doctor says four out of five aid workers were killed by multiple gunshots. One paramedic employee of the Red Crescent in the convoy was detained and then released by the Israeli military. U.N. And Red Crescent Society representative calls the incident an outrage. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is not a suspect, but two media advisers have been arrested. Syria accuses Israel of trying to destabilize the country after intense airstrikes on military bases.
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