Israel military admits mistakes led to killing of Gaza medics

以色列军方承认失误导致加沙医疗人员被杀

Global News Podcast

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2025-04-21

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An IDF inquiry into the killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza last month found a series of professional failures, but says six of those killed were Hamas members. Also: Russia’s brief Easter truce with Ukraine has ended.
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  • This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Rachel Wright and in the early hours of Monday 21st April these are our main stories.

  • Israel's military has admitted its soldiers made mistakes when they opened fire on emergency vehicles in Gaza last month,

  • killing 15 rescue workers.

  • A ceasefire declared by Russia in its conflict with Ukraine has ended,

  • with both sides accusing each other of numerous violations.

  • Also in this podcast,

  • Pope Francis has appeared at the Vatican balcony to wish Happy Easter to thousands of worshippers and Our overarching ambition is to use immersive technologies to mend the broken relationship

  • that we have with nature,

  • to bring people closer to it in absence of being able to physically do so.

  • Can virtual reality really help us appreciate nature?

  • The killing of 15 emergency workers in Southern Gaza last month.

  • Even more troubling was the fact the Israeli army initially claimed the convoy of vehicles didn't have their emergency lights on.

  • That was proved to be false after a video was found on the phone of one of the paramedics who'd been buried in a shallow grave,

  • along with Gaza civil defense workers and a UN employee.

  • This was the moment the rescue workers arrived to help some injured people,

  • only to be shot at for more than five minutes by Israeli soldiers.

  • The Israel Defense Forces have now carried out an internal investigation into what happened and they've published their conclusions.

  • Our correspondent in Jerusalem, Gary O'Donohue, unpacked the findings of the investigation.

  • What they've concluded is