Some Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Were Shot Multiple Times, Officials Say
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In a distressing incident in Gaza, the United Nations accused Israel of killing 15 humanitarian workers, with reports emerging that many were shot multiple times before burial in a shallow grave. The Palestine Red Crescent Society detailed that several bodies displayed gunshot wounds, including one paramedic whose limbs were tied. Following their disappearance on March 23, the workers' deaths have elicited significant global condemnation. Underlying these events, Israeli military officials claim the vehicles were advancing suspiciously, asserting that nine of the deceased were militants, despite international concern over the treatment of aid workers.
My colleagues were shot; the bodies who were retrieved, many of them have multiple gun shots. We found all of them thrown in a mass grave.
The deaths of the aid workers, who first went missing on March 23, have drawn international condemnation in recent days.
An Israeli military spokesman, Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, said on X on Monday that nine of those killed were Palestinian militants.
The United Nations, which is typically cautious about assigning blame, accused Israel of killing them.
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