Gaza medic killings: How a voice from beyond the grave destroyed Israel's lie

“Mum, forgive me. This is the path I chose. I wanted to help people. Forgive me, mum. I swear, I only took this path to help people.”

These were the final words of Rifaat Radwan, a young Palestinian paramedic in Gaza. He spoke them while bleeding to death by a clearly marked ambulance, encircled by Israeli soldiers, under the cold night sky of Rafah.

He had gone out with his crew to save the wounded. None would return.

The Israeli army opened fire without warning, killing Radwan and 14 other emergency workers. Their bodies were later unearthed from a shallow grave, some with their hands or legs tied, apparently shot at close range.

They were executed, still in uniform, holding their radios, gloves and medical kits.

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