Israel says, ‘violation of orders’ caused the death of Gaza Medix, dismissed deputy commander

The Israeli army concluded that the murder of 15 emergency respondents in Gaza on March 23 was the result of “operational misunderstandings” and violation of orders, according to the findings of an internal investigation on Sunday.
The investigation determined that the soldiers believed that they were in danger from the enemy forces at the time of the incident, but were admitted to “many professional failures, violations of orders, and failure to fully report the incident”. The army also announced disciplinary measures, including the dismissal of a field commander.
The statement said, “The examination determined that the first two incidents resulted in an operational misunderstanding by the soldiers, believing that they faced a tangible threat to the enemy forces,” the statement said. “The third incident included a violation of orders during a match setting.”
The Deputy Commander of the Golani Honor Battalion will be removed from his role for “providing an incomplete and wrong report during the debrief”. Despite this, military officials described him as a “highly respected officer”, who returned from abroad to serve in Gaza after 7 October.

According to the statement to the 14th Brigade Commanding Officer, his overall responsibility will be formally reprimanded.
The IDF regretted the deaths of the citizens and said that the protocol has now been clarified to stop similar tragedies, “In high-intensity fighter areas also take care while working with rescue forces and medical personnel.”

What happened on 23 March?

The incident took place in Taal al-Sultan area of ​​Rafah as emergency personnel responded to the crisis call Israeli air strikeEight members of Palestinian Red CrescentSix from Gaza Civil Defense, and a United Nations worker died.
Initially, Israel claimed that the convoy had “suspected” contacted, with no lights. The AFP reported that a slain medicine was recovered from the phone, which was later verified by a living colleague, shown an ambulance with headlights and emergency beacons.
The gunfire exploded without any warning and lasted for five minutes. A paramedic was heard saying, “Forgive me, mother. This is the way I chose, mother, to help people,” the moment before the footage ends.
A living drug said he was beaten and questioned. The bodies were later found in a collective grave, allegedly buried by IDF soldiers, who claimed that it was to clean the road and protect them from wild animals.