4 d. ago Humanitarian agencies reject Israel’s claim Gaza medic killings caused by ‘professional failures’

Army announces results of its investigation, saying it had found ‘professional failures’

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5 d. ago Humanitarian agencies reject IDF claim Gaza medic killings caused by ‘professional failures’

UN, Palestinian Red Crescent and civil defence service condemn lack of accountability after Israeli investigationThe UN’s humanitarian agency, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Gaza’s civil defence service have rejected the findings of an Israeli military investigation that concluded the killings of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers in Rafah last month were caused by “professional failures”.Eight PRCS paramedics, six members of the civil defence rescue agency and one employee of Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, were carrying out two rescue missions when they were shot and killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza in the early hours of 23 March. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Middle East latest: Israeli strike on Kuwaiti Field Hospital in Gaza kills medic and wounds several

An Israeli airstrike hit Tuesday the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing a medic and wounding nine other people, a spokesman for the hospital said

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3 w. ago Video footage appears to contradict Israel’s account of Gaza medic killings

The Israeli military has previously said soldiers fired on ‘terrorists’ in ‘suspicious vehicles’

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3 w. ago Phone footage appears to contradict Israel's account in troops' killing of 15 Palestinian medics

A video on the phone of one of 15 Palestinian medics killed by Israeli forces in Gaza shows that their emergency vehicles had their lights and sirens flashing and their logos clearly visible when they came under a barrage of gunfire from troops lasting more than five minutes

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3 w. ago Phone footage appears to contradict Israeli account of killing of Gaza medics

Israel says soldiers fired on ‘terrorists’ in ‘suspicious vehicles’ but footage shows clearly marked ambulancesMobile phone footage of the last moments of some of the 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers killed by Israeli forces in an incident in Gaza last month appears to contradict the version of events put forward by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).The almost seven-minute video, which the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on Saturday was recovered from the phone of Rifat Radwan, one of the men killed, appears to have been filmed from inside a moving vehicle. It shows a red fire engine and clearly marked ambulances driving at night, using headlights and flashing emergency lights. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Phone footage appears to contradict Israeli account of killing of Gaza paramedics

Israel says soldiers fired on ‘terrorists’ in ‘suspicious vehicles’ but footage shows clearly marked ambulances using flashing emergency lightsMobile phone footage of the last moments of some of the 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers killed by Israeli forces in an incident in Gaza last month appears to contradict the version of events put forward by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).The five-minute video, which the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on Saturday was recovered from the phone of one of the men killed, appears to have been filmed from inside a moving vehicle, and shows a red fire engine and clearly marked ambulances driving at night, using headlights and flashing emergency lights. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago European football: Mourinho grabs rival manager’s nose after Turkish Cup defeat

Fenerbahce coach clashed with Galatasaray’s Okan BurukStuttgart sink Leipzig to book place in DFB-Pokal finalJosé Mourinho appeared to grab rival manager Okan Buruk’s nose amid wild scenes at the end of Fenerbahce’s 2-1 Turkish Cup defeat to bitter rivals Galatasaray.Video footage showed Mourinho appearing to pinch Buruk’s nose following the final whistle, with the Galatasaray head coach falling to the pitch and holding his face in his hands. Buruk was left lying on his back as Mourinho was dragged away, following an ill-tempered game where three players were red-carded from the bench. Continue reading...

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