SCOOP: We obtained video footage showing Israel attacked the convoy of aid workers in Gaza with a barrage of bullets, a paramedic frantically says his prayers of death. The ambulances had lights on & were marked refuting Israel's claim. w/ @ckoettl
nytimes.com/2025/04/04/world…
Apr 5, 2025 · 12:34 AM UTC
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2/ The paramedic filming franticly recites, over and over, the “shahada,” or a Muslim declaration of faith, which people recite when facing death.
“Forgive me, mother. This is the path I chose — to help people,” he said. “Allahu akbar,” God is great, he says.
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3/ 3/ The paramedic who filmed the video was found with a bullet in his head in the mass grave, Palestinian Red Crescent said. The footage was recovered from his phone.
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4/ We published the first part of the video. The next five minutes the screen goes dark. Five minutes of nonstop barrage of gunshots. Frantic voice of the paramedic praying, & other aid workers shouting and Israeli military shouting commands in Hebrew.
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5/ Volker Türk, the U.N.’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, said an independent investigation must be conducted into Israel’s killing of the aid workers and that the incident raises “further concerns over the commission of war crimes by the Israeli military.”
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6/ In the video you can see paramedics getting out of the car. You hear their exchange with IDF. They were alive. Days later, they were found with bullet shots in their heads and bodies- some at close range- and buried in mass graves. One had his hands and feet tied.
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7/ I spoke to Dr. Dhair in Gaza who conducted the forensic autopsy. He said the bodies had gun shots in head, torso, chest and joints suggesting being targeted at close range. PRC and IFRC say his report, audio and video are evidence of Israel intentionally targeting aid workers.
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