The Israeli army has acknowledged "operational misunderstandings" and "errors" in the deaths of 15 rescue workers following an attack on ambulances in the southern Gaza Strip due to "poor visibility" and announced the dismissal of an officer.
According to EFE, a summary of the military investigation into the events of March 23 in the city of Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, whose conclusions will be submitted to the Israeli Public Prosecutor's Office, explains that an Israeli battalion fired several shots at the ambulance convoy, the fire engine and the UN vehicle that were attacked.
The vehicles were carrying members of the Red Crescent and Gaza Civil Defense, among whom the Israeli military insists were six Hamas militants.
According to Israeli forces, "poor visibility" led a deputy battalion commander to fail to recognize the ambulances they were in.
The report details that the first shooting occurred against Hamas vehicles, and the second, an hour later, against ambulances and a fire engine that were heading to the scene.
The deputy commander assessed that the vehicles were also from Hamas, which made him feel "threatened" and ordered them to open fire, the investigation says.
A third attack occurred 15 minutes later when a UN vehicle arrived at the scene and was also targeted, due, the report said, to "operational errors that violated regulations."
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