Woman shot as Israeli soldiers emerge from ambulance in Nablus |
Israel admits soldiers used ambulance in raid on refugee camp
Families seek justice after a raid on Balata camp in the West Bank resulted in the death of an 80-year-old woman and another civilian
The ambulance pulls up on a narrow street at the Balata Palestinian refugee camp in Nablus in the West Bank, seemingly no different from one of the many emergency vehicles that drive in the area every day. But then five armed Israeli soldiers emerge from the vehicle, going on to take part in a raid that results in the death of two civilians, including an 80-year-old woman, in an incident that Israel’s army admitted constituted “a serious offence … [and] violation of existing orders and procedures”.
The Guardian has reviewed video captured by a surveillance camera, spoken with witnesses and a survivor of the military operation, conducted by the IDF on 19 December 2024 using a hospital vehicle with Palestinian licence plates. It was described by rights groups as a “flagrant violation” of international humanitarian law, which prohibits the use of medical vehicles to carry out military attacks that result in injury or death of people.
“Israel is no longer trying to hide its war crimes and is acting as though the norms and rules of international law do not apply,’’ said the prominent Israeli rights group B’Tselem, which investigated the incident.
Security footage from a shop on Al-Suq Road shows Israeli soldiers disembarking from at least two vehicles. Five servicemen descend from an ambulance while at least five others emerge from what appears to be a civilian white van. Shots appear to be fired and pedestrians run for their lives.
An elderly woman, who was talking at the roadside with a neighbour, falls to the ground, wounded. She attempts to raise her hand in a plea for help, but it is said that within seconds, she is fatally shot with two more rounds from an assault weapon by the soldiers. Her name was Halimah Saleh Hassan Abu Leil, 80.... READ MORE https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/14/suddenly-there-was-a-car-of-men-the-day-israeli-soldiers-attacked-a-refugee-camp
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