Israel admits firing at ambulances and fire trucks during Gaza offensive
Source: FRANCE24 with AFP
Israel admits firing at ambulances and fire trucks during Gaza offensive
Issued on: 29/03/2025 - 08:25
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By: FRANCE 24 / FRANCE 24
Israel's military admitted Saturday it had fired on ambulances in the Gaza Strip after identifying them as "suspicious vehicles", with Hamas condemning it as a "war crime" that killed at least one person.
The incident took place last Sunday in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood in the southern city of Rafah, close to the Egyptian border.
Israeli troops launched an offensive there on March 20, two days after the army resumed aerial bombardments of Gaza following an almost two-month-long truce.
Israeli troops had "opened fire toward Hamas vehicles and eliminated several Hamas terrorists", the military said in a statement to AFP.
"A few minutes afterward, additional vehicles advanced suspiciously ...
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