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IDF Killed Gaza Aid Workers at Point Blank Range in 2025 Massacre: Report

13 hours ago
  • #Human Rights Violations
  • #War Crimes
  • #Gaza Massacre
  • Israeli soldiers killed 15 Palestinian aid workers in Gaza on March 23, 2025, firing over 900 bullets, with at least eight shots at point-blank range.
  • The massacre was reconstructed by Earshot and Forensic Architecture using eyewitness testimony, audio, and visual analysis, revealing execution-style killings.
  • Victims included eight PRCS workers, six Civil Defense members, and a UN staffer, triggering international condemnation.
  • Israeli military changed its story multiple times, with an internal inquiry not recommending criminal action against responsible units.
  • Analysis showed 93% of gunshots were fired directly at marked emergency vehicles, with soldiers advancing to execute workers at close range.
  • Survivors testified to the presence of 12-30 soldiers, with echolocation confirming their positions and movements during the attack.
  • Israeli forces later crushed and buried the vehicles, with bodies found in a mass grave days after the massacre.
  • The site was transformed into a security zone and aid distribution hub, with further violence against civilians reported.
  • International law experts condemned the killings as war crimes, citing a pattern of attacks on protected groups like medical personnel.
  • No meaningful accountability was achieved, with the Israeli military dismissing key personnel but avoiding criminal charges.