A video rescued from the phone of a paramedic found in a mass grave in Gaza contradicts Israel’s account of an incident in which 15 aid workers were killed.

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The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which works in Gaza and the West Bank, published the video, which was taken on March 23, the day of the incident.

It appears to show a convoy of ambulances and a fire truck driving in the dark, clearly distinguishable by their flashing red and blue emergency lights before coming under intense gunfire for several minutes.

The bodies of 15 rescue workers, including eight medics from the PRCS and a UN employee, were found a week later in a shallow grave north of Rafah, covered in sand, underneath their mangled vehicles.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in their initial response that the vehicles did not have their headlights or emergency signals on, and were not clearly marked with fire insignia. They say the vehicles looked “suspicious” and were carrying nine Hamas and Islamic Jihad gunmen.

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