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Autopsies Confirm Execution-Style Killings of Humanitarian Workers in Gaza

Forensic evidence reveals gunshot wounds to the head and torso, use of explosive bullets, and challenges Israeli claims as calls for an independent investigation grow.

Relatives mourn during the funeral procession for members of the Palestine Red Crescent and other emergency services who were killed a week earlier by Israeli forces, at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on March 31, 2025.
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Overview

  • Autopsies conducted by Gaza pathologist Ahmed Dhair and corroborated by The New York Times confirmed concentrated gunshot wounds to the head and torso, with many victims shot multiple times.
  • Evidence of explosive bullets, which detonate inside the body, was found in some of the victims, further implicating Israeli forces in the attack on clearly marked paramedics and rescue workers.
  • The UN asserts the 15 humanitarian workers were executed “one by one” and buried in a mass grave by Israeli troops after the March 23 attack in southern Gaza.
  • The Israel Defense Forces revised its initial narrative, now admitting to the killings but providing no public evidence for claims that six of the workers were Hamas operatives.
  • International organizations, including the UN and Amnesty International, continue to demand an independent investigation into potential war crimes as Gaza remains under a severe humanitarian blockade.