The Palestine Red Crescent Society and Gaza's civil defense agency have rejected an Israeli military investigation that blamed medics' deaths on professional errors. Fifteen medical personnel were killed in Rafah while performing rescue missions on March 23. Initially, the IDF claimed the medics weren't using emergency signals but later retracted this after conflicting video evidence emerged. Gaza officials accused the IDF of lying to justify the attacks, while UN humanitarian chief called out the lack of accountability, warning that it undermines international law and risks further atrocities.
"The report is full of lies. It is invalid and unacceptable, as it justifies the killing and shifts responsibility to a personal error in the field."
"A lack of real accountability undermines international law and makes the world a more dangerous place, he said."
"The video filmed by one of the paramedics proves that the Israeli occupation's narrative is false and demonstrates that it carried out summary executions."
"The investigation did not go far enough... Without accountability, we risk continuing to watch atrocities unfolding, and the norms designed to protect us all eroding."
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