Israeli Army Disciplines Officers in Ambush on Gaza Aid Vehicles

A video still taken from cellphone footage released by the Palestinian Red Crescent Service, shows the moments before the March 23 attack in Rafah.Source: Palestinian Red Crescent Service/AP Photo

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April 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM EDT

The Israeli army has dismissed a commander and reprimanded another over an attack on aid vehicles last month in Gaza that killed 15 Palestinians, which it said resulted from the misidentification of some of the men as Hamas fighters.

Palestinian officials have called the March 23 incident — which involved three Palestinian Red Crescent Service ambulances, two Civil Defense fire trucks and a UN car on a road near southern Rafah — a war crime. It took place days after a truce between Israel and Hamas expired and fighting resumed.