Israel Army Denies 'Indiscriminate Fire' In Gaza Strike That Killed 15 Medics

On March 23, 15 medics died after their ambulances came under fire by Israeli forces in Tel al-Sultan, a neighborhood in Gaza’s Rafah, leading to a huge uproar by the international community. Medics are explicitly given special protection under international humanitarian law.

Among those 15 people who died, eight were members of the Red Crescent, six were Civil Defense workers, and one was a UN employee. Israel attacked their vehicles, mistaking them to be linked with Hamas, revealed the investigation.

Initially, Israel claimed that the vehicles in which the medics were travelling did not have emergency signals. However, their claim was refuted after a video recovered from a cellphone of a medic revealed that the vehicles did have flashing lights and logos when they came under attack, the report said.