The bodies of 15 aid workers — eight Medics, six civil defense members and one UN employee working at the Palestinian Red Crescent Association (PRCS) — were found in “popular graves” after the incident, according to the head of the UN Humane Society’s duties Jonathan Whittal, reported Sky News.
Israeli forces said they are under investigation — before the video was revealed, initial investigations revealed that the troops fired fire on the vehicle without headlights or emergency signals, making it appear “suspectful.” He also said that evacuation orders had been in place in the area at the time of the incident.
However, video footage obtained by PRCS and verified by Sky News shows an ambulance and a fire engine clearly marked with a flashing red light.
Sky News used Aftermath video and satellite images to determine the location and timing of the footage.
It was photographed on March 23rd, north of Rafa. It shows a fleet of marked ambulances and a fleet of fire trucks moving south along the road towards Central Rafa. All vehicles visible on the convoy have flashing lights.
A satellite image seen by Sky News, taken early in the morning and at 9:48am local time on the same day, shows a group of vehicles bundled together from the road.
PRCS first posted about losing contact with the crew just before 7am local time.
The satellite image shows the area three days later on March 26th. Tire trucks look similar to the basics that are likely created by military vehicles.
The footage is first taken from inside the moving vehicle, and the fleet of vehicles can be seen through the windshield – such as an ambulance and a fire truck with flashing emergency signal lights.
Once the fleet stops, the vehicle can be seen leaving the road to the left.
The vehicle where the video is being filmed from the stop and the vehicle where the aid workers leave. The fierce gunshot erupts and lasts for about five minutes.
Paramedics filming the video are asked in Arabic to say that there is an Israeli person and recite a declaration of faith that is used before someone dies.
Hebrew voices are also heard in the background, but what they are saying is not clear, Sky Report added.
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