Israel admits “mistakes” when shelling from ambulance – Diepresse.com
The Israeli army admits “mistakes” for shots on emergency services, in which 15 people were killed in March. The officer responsible for this should lose his post. Nevertheless, the military admits that six members of Hamas were among the victims.
According to the fatal shots on rescue workers, the Israeli army has granted « errors » in the Gaza Strip and expressed its regret about the death of civilians. The army declared on the Sunday after an investigation into the incident with 15 deaths in March, among other things, orders were disregarded and the incident was not « completely » reported. A involved officer should therefore be removed from his position.
Nevertheless, the army emphasized that six members of the radical Islamic Hamas found. In addition, the Israeli soldiers did not shoot « arbitrarily » and had no « execution ». Rather, they would have reacted to « real threats ».
In the incident, internationally caused horror
The incident had caused horror internationally. The Palestinian Red Half Moon had accused Israel of killed at least 15 people at the gift of several emergency vehicles in the Gaza Strip on March 23 – eight of its medical employees, six members of the civil protection and one UN employee.
In a first examination, the Israeli army said that the soldiers had shot in the assumption that the soldiers had been in danger. The soldiers shot « terrorists ».
Later, however, a video recorded with the mobile phone of a humanitarian helper circulated, which according to Palestinian information shows the last moments of the fatalities. The recordings show ambulances that headlights and flashing lights had switched on when the shots fell. (APA/AFP)
