‘Operational misunderstanding’ led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says

The Israeli troops said in the Gaza last month that 15 emergency workers were killed by “Operation Misunderstanding” and “Violation of Order.”

The investigation into the case of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) discovered a series of failures.

The deputy director of the relevant unit was dismissed for “providing incomplete and inaccurate reports during the briefing.”

On March 23, 14 emergency workers and UN workers were killed on March 23 after the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance was launched by the Israeli army.

In the statement, the IDF said it opened fire that the army was facing an enemy’s threat.

The IDF found that six of the casualties were members of Hamas and refused to have a summary.

It did not provide evidence of the relationship with Hamas despite the name of those who died in the public area.

The report said that the incident occurred in an event called “hostile and dangerous battle zone”, and the commander on the ground recognized the immediate and practical threats after the vehicle quickly approached.

The IDF said the commander means that he did not identify the vehicle as an ambulance.

Israel originally argued that the army opened fire because the unit was “suspicious” in the dark without the headlights and flashing lights. It said that the vehicle’s movement was not previously adjusted or agreed with the army.

However, after the video found on the cell phone of the medical staff who died later, the account was “wrong,” after showing the lights of the emergency signal.

The video shows that the vehicle is pulled on the road when shooting starts just before dawn.

The video continues for more than five minutes, and the paramedics say that the voice of the Israeli soldiers is the last prayer before coming to the vehicle.

It also shows that the vehicle is clearly displayed and the paramedic cherry is wearing a reflex HI-VIS uniform.

The body of 15 dead workers was buried in sand. It was not found until a week after the incident because international institutions, including the United Nations, could not organize or find a safe passage to this area.

The IDF also confirmed that it has a detained PRCS medical use after the incident. They did not confirm his name, but the Red Cross International Committee Previously, he named him as Assad Al-Nassasra..

Red Crescent and other international organizations have called for an independent investigation of this case.

I have never heard of the IDF’s decision to dismiss the commander of the IDF and discipline another senior officer. In April last year, the military dismissed two officers and took action against others after the death of seven original workers in the world central kitchen.

Israel started its first major operation in Rafa in May 2024, leaving a lot of ruins. Tens of thousands of people have returned to the remaining place from the city’s house during the ceasefire for the last two months.

Israel renewed the offensive on the Gaza on March 18 after the first stage of the armistice contract and the second stage of the transaction.

Israel began a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to unprecedented border attacks on October 7, 2023, and about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were hostages.

According to the territory of the territory, at least 51,201 people have died in Gaza.