The Palestinian Red Crescent said the footage shows ambulances driving with emergency lights on, contradicting the Israeli military's account that it opened fire on suspicious vehicles.
A video provided by the Palestinian Red Crescent has raised questions about the Israeli army's version of events regarding the deaths of 15 medical personnel and civil defenders in Gaza.
The video, shared by the rescue service on X, shows clearly marked ambulances and a fire engine driving with their headlights and blue emergency lights switched on.
The Israeli army stated that its personnel had fired upon multiple vehicles when those vehicles moved toward them unexpectedly, lacking proper communication and lights.
Israeli authorities stated that the soldiers had eliminated individuals affiliated with Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Other headlines indicate that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. The discussions will likely cover topics including the conflict in Gaza and tariff issues.
Below is a summary of updates from Israel, Gaza, and the broader Middle East on Saturday, April 5:
Netanyahu set to meet Trump regarding tariffs, according to reports
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is anticipated to have a meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday, according to statements made on Saturday by four Israeli officials and one White House official.
The unexpected face-to-face meeting might be the first time a foreign leader attempts to discuss the removal of tariffs announced by Trump earlier this week.
Under the "reciprocal" tariff scheme, Israeli products imported into the United States will face an additional 17% duty.
Israel had already taken steps to eliminate its remaining tariffs on approximately 2% of US imports.
An official mentioned that the discussions would additionally address Turkey's increasing impact in adjacent Syria, disputes with Iran, along with the strife in Gaza.
Netanyahu's office hasn't confirmed the trip to his nation's top ally and primary trade partner. This comes as the Israeli leader continues to stay in Hungary despite facing an international arrest warrant related to the conflict in Gaza this week.
Israel deploys forces in new Gaza security zone
Israel states that its forces have been dispatched along a recently created security zone through southern Gaza to intensify the pressure on the Palestinian militant organization Hamas. This group is regarded as a terrorist entity by both Israel and the United States, among others like Germany.
A military announcement stated that soldiers from the 36th Division have been dispatched to the newly established Morag Corridor, intended to isolate the southern city of Rafah from the remainder of the area.
Initially, it wasn't evident how many troops had been sent out or precisely where this corridor was situated.
The settlement known as Morag was located between Rafah and Khan Younis, formerly inhabited by Jews.
Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed that the corridor should connect the two towns.
He stated that Morag would become "another Philadelphia Corridor," alluding to the area on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt farther south, which has been under Israeli control since May of the previous year.
Israel has likewise reclaimed authority over the Netzarim corridor, which separates the northern part of Gaza, encompassing Gaza City, from the remainder of the area.
The previous passages extend from the Israeli border all the way to the Mediterranean Sea.
Aid organization: Footage reveals instant prior to Gaza relief personnel's fatalities
Video evidence seems to challenge Israel's assertion about the vehicles transporting
15 Palestinian medics killed
In Southern Gaza last month, the area reportedly lacked emergency lights, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
The assistance organization stated that the video, uploaded onto X, was obtained from the cellphone of aid provider Rifat Radwan. The footage captures scenes involving medical personnel, with distinctly labeled ambulances and blinking emergency lights amid intense gun battles starting up.
The approximately 7-minute video, seemingly recorded from within a moving vehicle, shows a red fire truck and several ambulances traveling through the nighttime amidst relentless automatic weapon fire.
The cars pull over alongside each other at the side of the road, according to the Red Crescent, as two men in uniforms exit their vehicles.
It does not seem like the teams are behaving abnormally or in an intimidating way as three medical personnel exit their vehicles and move towards an ambulance that was previously attacked.
A few moments later, a burst of gunshots rings out, followed immediately by darkness.
The video clearly debunks the assertions made by the occupying forces that Israeli troops did not arbitrarily attack ambulances, stating instead that certain vehicles were moving towards them in an unmarked manner without proper lighting," stated the Palestinian Red Crescent. "This evidence reveals the actual events and discredits these misleading accounts.
Among those who died were eight employees of the Red Crescent, six members of the Gaza Civil Defense Agency, and one employee of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.
The Israeli military claims that their troops did not arbitrarily target any ambulances, maintaining that they shot at individuals described as "terrorists" who were advancing toward them in "vehicles of suspicion."
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