Gaza: Israeli forces have been accused of executing 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Gaza's Civil Defence, who went missing while responding to an Israeli airstrike in Rafah's Tal Sultan neighborhood.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, the PRCS reported that the team disappeared while attempting to evacuate casualties from a bombing site. Their four ambulances were later found destroyed and buried in sand, with torn medical gear scattered nearby.

Witnesses informed Al Jazeera that Israeli forces executed the rescue workers and buried their bodies. The PRCS accused Israeli forces of deliberately targeting the rescuers, altering the crime scene, and concealing evidence using bulldozers. In response, international organizations, including the Red Cross, have been urged to intervene and uncover the truth behind the incident.

The humanitarian group condemned Israel for the killings, stating that the deliberate targeting of medical teams constitutes a violation of international law. Israel's military admitted to firing on the ambulances but provided no further details regarding the incident.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas denounced the attack as a 'war crime' and called for the formation of an international committee to investigate the crime immediately. Hamas emphasized the need to hold accountable those responsible for targeting civil defense and ambulance personnel while they were performing humanitarian duties. Hamas further warned that global silence on the matter amounts to complicity in Israel's ongoing actions.