Gaza
Israeli officer kills elderly Palestinian woman after evacuation order, investigation finds
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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An Israeli officer in the 50th Battalion of the Nahal Brigade shot and killed an elderly Palestinian woman despite an order to evacuate her from Rafah, according to a Shehab Wire investigation based on soldier testimonies. The officer opened fire on the woman after the evacuation decision had been issued for her.
The investigation, drawing on accounts from soldiers present during the incident, documents the killing as occurring in violation of the evacuation directive that had already been put in place for the elderly resident.
