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Israeli Military Revises Account After Video Shows Gaza Aid Convoy Under Fire

Newly surfaced footage contradicts initial claims, showing clearly marked ambulances targeted in an attack that killed 15 humanitarian workers.

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Palestinians mourn medics, who came under Israeli fire while on a rescue mission, after their bodies were recovered, according to the Red Crescent, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Children walk by the destroyed house of journalist Islam Meqdad, where she was killed along with her son and five other family members in an Israeli army strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Children look at the destroyed house of journalist Islam Meqdad, where she was killed along with her son and five other family members in an Israeli army strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Overview

  • Video evidence recovered from a deceased paramedic's phone shows a convoy of ambulances and fire trucks with flashing emergency lights coming under sustained gunfire on March 23, 2025.
  • The Israeli military has acknowledged its initial claim that the vehicles lacked emergency signals was mistaken and has launched an investigation into the attack.
  • The bodies of the 15 aid workers, including medics, civil defense members, and a UN employee, were found buried in a mass grave near Rafah days after the incident.
  • The UN and humanitarian organizations have condemned the attack, raising concerns of potential war crimes and calling for an independent investigation.
  • One paramedic remains missing, with allegations of mistreatment and execution of aid workers at close range adding further scrutiny to the incident.