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Gaza medics killed by Israel found handcuffed and shot in mass grave (www.middleeasteye.net)

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Israeli forces have been accused of executing handcuffed Palestinian medics before burying them in a mass grave underneath their crushed ambulances in southern Gaza's Rafah.

Fifteen humanitarian workers went missing last week after responding to a distress call from civilians being attacked by Israeli forces.

The workers include eight paramedics from the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), six members of the Palestinian Civil Defence search-and-rescue teams, and one UN staff member.

They were found over the weekend in a mass grave with at least around 20 multiple gunshots in each one of them, according to Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza.

At least one of them had their legs bound, another was decapitated and a third topless, he added.

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[–] edel@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago (7 children)

What puzzles me is not US, the lobbies are very strong and the media gets funded by well know institutions... but why the EU? Why Japan? Why even the UK since financial contribution is capped... how virtually every single one leader is blind or worse? Even calling for an investigation is outrageous for them!!!

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Because for these places it's about more than just the money. They have an ideological position that drives their choices. They are convinced that Israel will allow them all to keep regional solidarity down, and ensure the region never coalesces into a region bound by common goals, self-determination, and mutual defense. Should it become a Europe type entity, representing middle eastern interests collectively, it will become considerably harder to exploit.

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