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- Israel frees Palestinian medic Asaad Al-Nsasrah, detained after Gaza rescue workers were killed.
- Video from the incident showed Israeli forces firing on marked ambulances despite claims of militant presence.
- The Israeli army has launched an investigation into the incident and admitted “professional failures” were made.
Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) staff member Asaad Al-Nsasrah went missing after the 15 paramedics and other rescue workers were shot dead on 23 March in three separate shootings at the same location near the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
“The occupation forces have just released medic Asaad Al-Nsasrah, who was detained on March 23, 2025, while performing his humanitarian duty during the massacre of medical teams in the Tel Al-Sultan area of Rafah Governorate,” the PRCS said in a post on X on Tuesday.
The military initially said soldiers had opened fire on vehicles that approached their position “suspiciously” in the dark without lights or markings. It said they killed six militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad who were travelling in Palestinian Red Crescent vehicles.
