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Israel admits mistakes over medic killings in Gaza
- The Israeli military admitted that their previous account of killing 15 Palestinian medics was "mistaken," acknowledging contradictions with new phone video evidence showing emergency signals on their vehicles.
- The footage revealed that Red Crescent and Civil Defense teams had their lights flashing while responding to an earlier attack.
- Younes Al-Khatib, head of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, called for an independent investigation into the killings, stating they were "targeted at close range."
- The IDF emphasized that the incident occurred in an active combat zone, claiming they did not direct fire at medical workers, but investigations continue due to significant international scrutiny.
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Fifteen aid workers in Gaza were killed in an attack that drew worldwide attention. There is growing evidence that the initial version of the incident from the Israeli military was not accurate. Now 360 Israeli medics are demanding that the soldiers involved be prosecuted.
The Israeli Army's version, which called the doctors "terrorists," was called into question last weekend, when the Red Crescent released mobile phone images recovered from a dead doctor. Read
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