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Israeli military reviews incident that killed 2 Palestinian Red Crescent workers in Rafah

The Israeli military said Thursday that it was reviewing an incident that killed two workers with the Palestinian Red Crescent in the Gaza city of Rafah. The Gaza Health Ministry said the two medics were killed Wednesday when the ambulance they were traveling in to evacuate casualties came under Israeli fire. Israel has come under fierce international criticism for the high civilian death toll during the war. Scores of aid and medical workers have also been killed. The Palestinian Red Crescent said 19 workers have been killed in Gaza since the war began.

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  • Israeli military says it is reviewing incident that killed 2 Palestinian Red Crescent workers
  • The Israeli military is reviewing an incident in Rafah that resulted in the deaths of two Palestinian Red Crescent workers.
  • The Gaza Health Ministry reported that the medics were killed on Wednesday when their ambulance came under Israeli fire while evacuating casualties.
  • The Israeli military stated that a “suspicious vehicle” approached soldiers and posed a threat, leading to a tank firing at the vehicle, without specifying if it was an ambulance.
  • The area of Rafah has experienced intensified fighting, leading to numerous Palestinian casualties.
  • Israel faces international criticism for the high civilian death toll in the ongoing conflict, with many aid and medical workers among the casualties.
  • The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that 19 workers have been killed in Gaza since the war began.

The Associated Press has the story:

Israeli military reviews incident that killed 2 Palestinian Red Crescent workers in Rafah

Newslooks- TEL AVIV, Israel —

The Israeli military said Thursday that it was reviewing an incident that killed two workers with the Palestinian Red Crescent in the Gaza city of Rafah.

The Gaza Health Ministry said the two medics were killed Wednesday when the ambulance they were traveling in to evacuate casualties came under Israeli fire.

Palestinians fleeing from the southern Gaza city of Rafah during an Israeli ground and air offensive in the city on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The Israeli military said a “suspicious vehicle” approached soldiers, posing “a threat” to the forces. A tank then fired at the vehicle, the military said in a statement. The statement did not specify whether the vehicle was an ambulance.

Israel’s military said Wednesday it seized control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels. The map above locates the corridor and Israel’s latest advances in Rafah. (AP Digital Embed)

The area of Rafah, where Israel is deepening its offensive, has seen intensifying fighting in recent days that has killed dozens of Palestinians.

Mothers of Israeli soldiers who serve in Gaza hold up their hands, painted red to symbolize blood, and block a road during a protest calling to end the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel has come under fierce international criticism for the high civilian death toll during the war. Scores of aid and medical workers have also been killed. The Palestinian Red Crescent said 19 workers have been killed in Gaza since the war began.

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