Overview

• An internal Israeli army inquiry concluded that soldiers did not fire blindly or execute the 15 Palestinian rescue workers killed near Rafah on March 23, 2025.
• The investigation identified professional lapses, including failures to fully report the incident, leading to the dismissal of the unit commander in charge that day.
• Six of the 15 victims were later identified as members of Hamas, while the army expressed regret for harm caused to uninvolved civilians.
• Video evidence released by the Palestinian Red Crescent contradicts the army's initial account, showing ambulances with sirens and headlights on, challenging claims of suspicious movement in darkness.
• The UN described the burial site of the victims as a mass grave, and calls for an independent international investigation persist.