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Mobile phone footage has emerged that appears to contradict Israel's account of why soldiers opened fire on a convoy of ambulances and a fire truck on March 23, killing 15 rescue workers.

The video, published by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), shows the vehicles moving in darkness with headlights and emergency flashing lights switched on - before coming under fire. The PRCS said the video was obtained from the phone of a paramedic who was killed.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) initially denied the vehicles had their headlights or emergency signals on.

But in response to the new video, the IDF told the BBC: "All claims, including the documentation circulating about the incident, will be thoroughly and deeply examined to understand the sequence of events and the handling of the situation".

A surviving paramedic previously told the BBC that the ambulances were clearly marked and had their internal and external lights on.

The latest video, which the PRCS said had been shown to the UN Security Council, shows the marked vehicles drawing to a halt on the edge of the road, lights still flashing, and at least two emergency workers stepping out wearing reflective clothing.

The windscreen of the vehicle being filmed from is cracked and shooting can then be heard lasting for several minutes as the person filming says prayers. He is understood to be one of the dead paramedics.

The footage was found on his phone after his body was recovered from a shallow grave one week after the incident. The bodies of the eight paramedics, six Gaza Civil Defence workers and one UN employee were found buried in sand, along with their wrecked vehicles. It took international organisations days to negotiate safe access to the site.

Israel claimed a number of Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants had been killed in the incident, but it has not provided any evidence or further explained the threat to its troops.

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar earlier this week echoed the army account, saying "the IDF did not randomly attack an ambulance".

The IDF promised to investigate the circumstances after a surviving paramedic questioned its account.

In an interview with the BBC, paramedic Munther Abed said: "During day and at night, it's the same thing. External and internal lights are on. Everything tells you it's an ambulance vehicle that belongs to the Palestinian Red Crescent. All lights were on until the vehicle came under direct fire."

He also denied he or his team had any militant connections.

"All crews are civilian. We don't belong to any militant group. Our main duty is to offer ambulance services and save people's lives. No more, no less," he said.

Speaking at the United Nations yesterday the President of the PRCS, Dr Younis Al-Khatib, referred to the video recording, saying: "I heard the voice of one of those team members who was killed. His last words before being shot…'forgive me mum, I just wanted to help people. I wanted to save lives'. It's heartbreaking".

He called for "accountability" and "an "independent and thorough investigation" of what he called an "atrocious crime".

One paramedic is still unaccounted for following the 23 March incident.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g2z103nqxo

This is a clear Genocide and the world is watching .We are living in an Animal farm. Some human are more human than others.Human right and international law have been turned upside down nor with when the Mad man in Washington is hunting down the ICC members and giving Isreal the leeway to act as it will.

liasmiram2567:
This is a clear Genocide and the world is watching .We are living in an Animal farm. Some human are more human than others.Human right and international law have been turned upside down nor with when the Mad man in Washington is hunting down the ICC members and giving Isreal the leeway to act as it will.

where is the Hamas who started in your comment. You don't pity for your enemies do you?

Israel has been caught lying so many times.

I dont understand why people still take their words at face value.

liasmiram2567:
This is a clear Genocide and the world is watching .We are living in an Animal farm. Some human are more human than others.Human right and international law have been turned upside down nor with when the Mad man in Washington is hunting down the ICC members and giving Isreal the leeway to act as it will.

First question is, "why were they moving in a war zone in the middle of the night if they were not criminals? ",

According to Nigeria Christians, who are the biggest supporters of Israel in Africa, as long as you don't shout Allahu Akbar before you kill, you're not a terrorist. Meanwhile, the dictionary definition of terrorism does not include shouting Allahu Akbar.

They are still investigating and analyzing the footage, yet they had already concluded the investigation on the Al-Ahli hospital bombing.

JAMO84:
According to Nigeria Christians, who are the biggest supporters of Israel in Africa, as long as you don't shout Allahu Akbar before you kill, you're not a terrorist. Meanwhile, the dictionary definition of terrorism does not include shouting Allahu Akbar.

STFU you Moslems have done worse to the igbos since 1948

This is not good at all if this video is not doctored

liasmiram2567:
This is a clear Genocide and the world is watching .We are living in an Animal farm. Some human are more human than others.Human right and international law have been turned upside down nor with when the Mad man in Washington is hunting down the ICC members and giving Isreal the leeway to act as it will.

You should have released the hostages.

We've been saying it for months before Trump. Now he set a trap to prove to the world that you won't release the hostages even at a ratio of 1:100 exchange.

No one will save you now. No one.

Terrorist ambulance

liasmiram2567:
This is a clear Genocide and the world is watching .We are living in an Animal farm. Some human are more human than others.Human right and international law have been turned upside down nor with when the Mad man in Washington is hunting down the ICC members and giving Isreal the leeway to act as it will.

When Hamas killed and captured over 3000 Israelis, it was fun and games right?

As long as Palestinians love their Hamas, they will always pay with their lives.

So as a good human being, I advise Palestine to beg Hamas to surrender so that they can live

JAMO84:
According to Nigeria Christians, who are the biggest supporters of Israel in Africa, as long as you don't shout Allahu Akbar before you kill, you're not a terrorist. Meanwhile, the dictionary definition of terrorism does not include shouting Allahu Akbar.

Do you support the killing of Deborah? Let's start from there.

Israel is a terrorist state.

RealityKings1:
First question is, "why were they moving in a war zone in the middle of the night if they were not criminals? ",

This is a stupid thing to see, did you read isrealis response? Did they ask whey they were in a warzone?

Someone of you isreali arselickers are stupid

Righteousness2:
JEWS HATING ANTISEMITICS WITH THEIR LIES AND FAKE REPORTS.

The New York Times wrongly claim IDF killed aid workers in Gaza.

Video proves they're terrorists - showing them exiting an ambulance with rifles, firing automatic weapons in battle.

IDF responds with targeted, non-automatic fire.

Go on and tell us the time stamp in the video where the rifle you marked is shown, you're despicable liar.


They opened fire first, yet no muzzle flashes from them, are you serious?

May Allah hold you to account for this.

Even your best isreali supporters, aren't saying this, isreali itself said it'll investigate, yet you an akpu muncher is super imposing a gun on a video to prove that they are hamas, therefore justified.

May Allah hold you to account

NothingDoMe:
You should have released the hostages.

We've been saying it for months before Trump. Now he set a trap to prove to the world that you won't release the hostages even at a ratio of 1:100 exchange.

No one will save you now. No one.

So it is justified because they held hostages, so why isn't Hamas actions also justified because isreali held Palestinians hostages too, far more than Hamas?

Spy360:
When Hamas killed and captured over 3000 Israelis, it was fun and games right?

As long as Palestinians love their Hamas, they will always pay with their lives.

So as a good human being, I advise Palestine to beg Hamas to surrender so that they can live

But it wasn't fun and games when isreal has been killing and capturing Palestinians for 70+ years?

Spy360:
Do you support the killing of Deborah? Let's start from there.

No, where is your outrage when harira and her children were killed in SE

uhmmm, what a world we live in

pillager:
Go on and tell us the time stamp in the video where the rifle you marked is shown, you're despicable liar.


They opened fire first, yet no muzzle flashes from them, are you serious?

May Allah hold you to account for this.

Even your best isreali supporters, aren't saying this, isreali itself said it'll investigate, yet you an akpu muncher is super imposing a gun on a video to prove that they are hamas, therefore justified.

May Allah hold you to account

Which Allah is that, the one that is not able to save hamas and hezbollah from the fury of the IDF or which one exactly?

Floky215:
Which Allah is that, the one that is not able to save hamas and hezbollah from the fury of the IDF or which one exactly?

"umu chineke" yet 3 million of you died during the civil war, highest population in diasporan prisons.

JAMO84:
According to Nigeria Christians, who are the biggest supporters of Israel in Africa, as long as you don't shout Allahu Akbar before you kill, you're not a terrorist. Meanwhile, the dictionary definition of terrorism does not include shouting Allahu Akbar.

So did you support the killing of Deborah?

Righteousness2:
JEWS HATING ANTISEMITICS WITH THEIR LIES AND FAKE REPORTS.

The New York Times wrongly claim IDF killed aid workers in Gaza.

Video proves they're terrorists - showing them exiting an ambulance with rifles, firing automatic weapons in battle.

IDF responds with targeted, non-automatic fire.

Amazing. The level you're willing to sink in defence of your idol, Israel is truly amazing. Such barefaced, blatant lie from a supposed Christian.. . .

when even IDF has changed their initial narrative claiming the vehicle had been unmarked and had no lights on.

If it's was a mistake, admit and make investigations. Stop supporting evil. 🤦

Sigh.

Spy360:
When Hamas killed and captured over 3000 Israelis, it was fun and games right?

As long as Palestinians love their Hamas, they will always pay with their lives.

So as a good human being, I advise Palestine to beg Hamas to surrender so that they can live

If you not being deceptive by half, I guess you missed where thousands came out recently protesting against Hamas.

This is despite the fact the group, like all terrorists, have clamped down heavily on such dissent.

Don't worry,.when next the Nigerian army decides to level your hometown because of the activities of a few terrorists there, don't come here to complain. 😔