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ReutersThe United States has said it expects “all parties on the ground” in Gaza to comply with international humanitarian law but refused to confirm whether it would assess it to kill the 15-member Israeli army or not. Khalk – Emergency doctors, civil defense staff and UN official.
“Everything that happens in Gaza is caused by enthusiasm,” State Department spokesman Tammy Bruce said.
On March 23, five ambulances and a UN vehicle were drilled “one by one” and the 15 bodies that were still in uniform were collected and buried in a mass grave, the UN Humanitarian Agency said.
The Israeli army said its soldiers opened fire on vehicles “suspiciously” without the front lights or emergency signals, Hamas employees and other fighters were among those killed, but did not comment on the collection and buried in the soil.
The International Humanitarian Law prohibits targeting civilians and calls for special protection for medical workers.
The United States, Israel’s largest supplier, also abides by its laws that prohibit weapons used by foreign troops by violating humanitarian law.
Jonathan Wital, head of the UN Humanitarian Agency in Gaza, said the mass grave was shown by an aid light bulb at one of the aid on the strike.
“It’s the absolute horror that’s what happened here,” he said in a video in X, adding that “health care workers should never be targeted.
Israel renewed its air and ground operations in Gaza on March 18 after negotiations on a ceasefire with Hamas stopped.
According to the Ministry of Health, more than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Israeli army launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented border crossing attack on October 7, 2023, killing nearly 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.
More than 50,350 people have been killed in Gaza during the next war.