In the attack on March 23, at least 15 Palestinian healthcare and rescue workers were killed when their vehicle was shot at in southern Gaza. Eight worked for the Red Crescent, six for the Palestinian civil defense, and one for the UN's Palestine agency Unrwa.
The aftermath continued on Monday, when Younis Al-Khatib, who leads the Red Crescent on the West Bank, wanted to initiate an international investigation into the incident:
We cannot disclose everything we know, but I can say that (the victims) were shot in the upper body, with the intention to kill.
At the same time, Israel's military chief Eyal Zamir announced that the investigation into the incident "will be deepened and completed in the coming days", according to a statement from the military.
Germany backed the growing demands for an investigation and "holding those responsible accountable" on Monday, according to Christian Wagner, spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry.
The bodies of the healthcare and rescue workers could only be retrieved a week after the incident. According to the UN agency Ocha, they were buried in the sand, still wearing their uniforms, after being "shot dead one by one".
Corrected: In an earlier version of the text, a military chief was given the wrong nationality.
