Israeli army admits ‘an error’ in initial account of medic killings
Israeli media are citing military sources about the initial investigation into the killing of the 15 Palestinian medics near Rafah last month. Here are the main news lines:
- Six of the 15 people killed in the convoy are believed to be Hamas operatives.
- Intelligence agencies have evidence to suggest this, but final confirmation has not yet been made.
- A Golani Brigade force at the scene set up an ambush near the road two hours before the incident, and observed the ambulances stopped and the occupants quickly exiting.
- The force, aware Hamas uses ambulances, sensed an immediate threat and believed they were under attack.
- Regarding the discrepancy between the army’s initial account – which stated the convoy moved without lights and the video published in international media – the army acknowledges an error.
The error is they didn't make sure the bodies and phones (with the evidence) couldn't be found.
So they're saying the Golani Brigade used an ambulance and distress call as an ambush? They're admitting they lured the PRCS there?
Even the BBC couldn't ignore this cold hard video evidence
Israel buried victims ‘to erase the truth’: Palestinian Authority
The Palestinian Authority says the footage showing the killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza disproves Israeli army claims it does not purposely attack the healthcare system.
“This shocking video is not just a tragic scene, but irrefutable evidence of the occupation’s brutality, its blatant violation of international laws and conventions, and its deliberate attempt to cover up the crime by burying the victims in mass graves and erasing the truth,” the Foreign Ministry said.
“This is a fully documented crime, part of the ongoing genocide and forced displacement campaign against our people.”
And it's not an isolated incident by any means. Mass graves have been found all over Gaza, mostly at hospitals...
Israeli journalists question army account of deadly attack on medics
Israel is doubling down on the claim at least six of the emergency workers gunned down by Israeli soldiers were Hamas fighters.
They don’t address the fact that the Israeli troops were quite close to the paramedics. They could identify them. They could speak to them. None of the medics were armed. The explanation provided as to why they were buried in a shallow mass grave is also quite unconvincing in that it says it’s standard procedure.
There are demands for an independent investigation, and that’s because the investigations of the Israeli military into misconduct and possible war crimes of its soldiers have seldom resulted in accountability. Israel’s largest human rights organisation, B’Tselem, has long considered the military justice system to be a fig leaf of the occupation.
Even Israeli journalists, who don’t usually question the military, are raising a lot of questions and saying this discrepancy, this video, is very damning.







