A week after 15 rescue workers died during an evacuation mission in Gaza, the U.N. said on Sunday that Israel had killed them and dumped most of the bodies in a mass grave — a rare accusation from the U.N.
, which is typically cautious about definitively assigning blame.
, which is typically cautious about definitively assigning blame.
An Israeli military spokesman said on Monday that nine of those killed were Palestinian militants, and that their vehicles had not received permission to be in the area.
But the U.N. and other aid groups said the dead were humanitarian workers, with clearly marked vehicles. Israeli forces bulldozed and crushed the ambulances, a fire truck and a U.N. vehicle, U.N. officials said.
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