An incident involving the apparent execution-style killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics and humanitarian workers in southern Gaza by Israeli forces has prompted widespread international condemnation and calls for accountability. Forensic evidence and witness accounts strongly challenge Israel’s initial justification for the attack and raise serious questions of potential war crimes.
AOAV opinion: Gaza’s paramedics were executed. The world sees it. But now what?
When humanitarians become targets: the unacceptable violence against aid workers by the state of Israel
The deliberate killing of Red Crescent paramedics in Gaza marks a chilling escalation in the erosion of humanitarian protections and demands urgent international accountability.
Fifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers reported killed in Southern Gaza: AOAV calls for urgent investigation
AOAV has grave concern over the reported killing of fifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers by Israeli forces on 23 March in Rafah City’s Tel al-Sultan district, in southern Gaza. The victims, including workers from the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS), civil defence teams, and at least one UN employee, were allegedly shot and buried in a mass grave while attempting to rescue earlier casualties.