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    Posted by RaskolnikovX on November 4, 2023, 8:10 am, in reply to "Speaking of virus, here's Regev claiming ambulances and hospitals are legitmate targets"

    The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PCRS) has accused Israeli forces of targeting a convoy of ambulances which it said was transporting injured Palestinians towards the Rafah border crossing into Egypt.

    In a statement, the PCRS – which is part of the International Red Cross – said a convoy of five ambulances departed from al-Shifa hospital at approximately 4pm on Friday towards the southern area of the Gaza Strip. The ambulances then had to turn back towards the hospital, after finding the road blocked by rubble and rocks from shelling, it said.

    During the return, at a distance of not more that 1 KM away from Al-Shifa hospital, the leading ambulance (belonging to [Ministry of Health]) in the convoy was directly targeted by a missile, resulting in its immediate and direct damage, as well as injuring its crew and the injured inside.

    The statement said the other ambulances – one of which belonged to the PCRS – continued towards al-Shifa hospital. It said that its ambulance was struck by a missile fired by Israeli forces “only at a distance of about two meters” from the gate of al-Shifa hospital. It said the ambulance was carrying an injured 35-year-old who was destined to receive medical treatment in an Egyptian hospital.

    The strike resulted in the deaths of 15 civilians and more than 60 were wounded, the PCRS said. It added that a medic sustained minor shrapnel injuries to the leg and bruises, and that the ambulance driver suffered chest bruises and “extreme panic”.

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