– the number of fatalities Israeli attacks From dawn, it increased to at least 44, including 21 in Chan Junus in the southern part of the Gaza Zone – said Mahmud Bassal civil defense spokesman.
According to Bassal, six Palestinians were killed in the Al-Tuffh district in the city of Gaza, where a group of people gathered near the bakery. There are three children among fatalities.
Attack on ambulance convoy. Israel admits the mistake
W weekend iURAELSKA ARMA She admitted that her soldiers made a mistake when they fired on the convoy of marked ambulances near Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. As a result of this event, it died 15 medical services employees.
The shelled convoy consisted of ambulances Palestinian Red Crescent, UN car and fire truck of the Gazan Civil Defense.
Initially, the Israeli side claimed that the soldiers opened fire because the cars were approaching them in the dark without headlights or flashing lights. It was also claimed that the conversation of the convoy was not agreed with the army.
According to Israel's defense forces (IDF) At least six members of the medical services were associated with the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, but no evidence has been presented so far. The army admitted that the soldiers opened fire to unarmed people.
Conflict in the Middle East
On March 18, Israel resumed attacks from the air and Land offensive in the Gaza Strip After the first phase of the weapon suspension agreement. Negotiations on the implementation of the second stage were sticked. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 1,200 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip.
The war in the Gaza Strip broke out after Hamas's attack on southern Israel October 7, 2023 About 1,200 people were killed in it and 251 were kidnapped. The Israeli army believes that 24 hostages remain in captivity and the bodies of 35 more are detained.