New particulars from the Israeli army’s investigation into the killings of 15 assist employees in Gaza on 23 March immediately contradict the IDF’s official narrative.
The report by Haaretz now calls into query central elements of the IDF’s newest official model of occasions.
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The brand new revelations contradict the IDF’s account
Among the many new findings by Haaretz is that the medical rescue convoy was judged to be Hamas based mostly on an interview with one Palestinian medic that was carried out by a soldier who didn’t communicate Arabic.
The IDF has stated that it was on the idea of this interview, during which the survivor reportedly falsely confessed to being a Hamas member, that the troopers have been on excessive alert when a rescue convoy subsequently arrived on the scene.
Haaretz additionally experiences that the rescue convoy was driving “slowly” because it approached the scene, contradicting earlier IDF claims that the convoy approached “rapidly”.
IDF investigators ‘not satisfied’ by soldier’s testimony
The brand new paperwork allegedly present that the IDF investigators have been “not convinced” by the deputy commander’s claims that he misidentified the rescue convoy as Hamas.
“A scenario in which Hamas operatives travel in marked rescue vehicles to a location where they know IDF troops are present is one that the army had not encountered during the fighting in Gaza,” Haaretz experiences.
“As such, neither the investigation team nor the brigade command accepted the deputy battalion commander’s version.”
The paperwork considered by Haaretz additionally reportedly present that the IDF discovered the troops, when charging in the direction of the convoy, moved in an undisciplined style.
This contradicts earlier statements by the IDF that the troops moved in an ordinary army formation for addressing hostile threats.
Haaretz additionally experiences that the troopers “kept shooting even after it was clear that no return fire was coming from the other side – and despite the cries of the aid workers who tried to identify themselves”.
Burying the autos
Among the many different revelations within the Haaretz report is that troopers have been ordered to crush the medics’ autos by their brigade commander.
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In its assertion on Sunday, the IDF admitted that there was a “decision” to crush the autos, however didn’t clarify the explanations behind this resolution.
Haaretz experiences that the autos have been crushed to forestall consideration being drawn to the IDF’s presence within the space, in anticipation of a deliberate ambush.
