A video of the Israeli attack which killed 15 paramedics of the Palestine Red Crescent, the UN and the Civil Defense in Gazapublished by the American newspaper The New York Times, it seems contradict Israel’s version that their vehicles were going Without lights and advanced in a “suspicious” way.
The video shows that ambulances in which the rescuersthat they were dressed in Reflective uniformsand the Fire truck that accompanied them were clearly marked and with the Emergency lights on.
The video was shared with the newspaper by a Diplomat at the UN that asked for anonymity. The New York Times verified the images and concluded that they were recorded during the early hours of March 23 in Rafahin southern Gaza, where the attack.
Israel insists that there were “terrorists” carsand said he killed nine alleged militiamenalthough for now he has only given the one namethat does not correspond to the names of the victims published by the Red Crescent or the Civil Defense of Gaza.
This Friday, during a press conference at the UN Headquarters in New York, the president of the Palestine Red Crescent, Younis Al Khatibhe claimed to have seen a recording of one of the killed paramedics in which the young man, speaking to his mother, said: “Forgive me mom, I just wanted to help people. I wanted to save lives”.
In the video obtained by the Times, the paramedic that records the incident is heard saying: “Mom loss me, this is the path I have chosen: help people.”
The shots sound for five minutes, while the image becomes black. The man Posts God forgiveness and says that knows what will die.
The attack
The events occurred Sunday, March 23when Israel ordered the Forced evacuation from Tel to Sultan neighborhood, in Rafahwhich shortly after it was bombarded.
The Red Crescent then mobilized two ambulances in search of injured and, after losing contact with one of them, several rescue teams were sent that were also attacked for several hoursaccording to the UN.
Recovery of bodies
Until Five days later of the attack emergency services failed to access the area, where they achieved recover the body of a worker of the Civil defense.
The following Sunday, in a new search, rescue teams unearthed 14 bodies of a common grave.
This Wednesday the Israeli army He admitted that he covered “With fabrics and earth” The bodies of 15 paramedics and rescuersand claimed that he did it in the belief that his rescue I was going to take time.
According to civil defense, some of the rescuers were found With hands tied, and gunshot wounds in the head and chest.
