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The judge who paused the Department of Homeland Security's plan to revoke TPS gave the government until today to file notice of an appeal. On March 23rd, a few days after Israel ended the ceasefire with Hamas and fighting resumed, a group of aid workers in ambulances approached an area in the town of Rafah, which borders Gaza, to assist people wounded by an Israeli airstrike.
The judge who paused the Department of Homeland Security's plan to revoke TPS gave the government until today to file notice of an appeal. On March 23rd, a few days after Israel ended the ceasefire with Hamas and fighting resumed, a group of aid workers in ambulances approached an area in the town of Rafah, which borders Gaza, to assist people wounded by an Israeli airstrike.
The judge who paused the Department of Homeland Security's plan to revoke TPS gave the government until today to file notice of an appeal. On March 23rd, a few days after Israel ended the ceasefire with Hamas and fighting resumed, a group of aid workers in ambulances approached an area in the town of Rafah, which borders Gaza, to assist people wounded by an Israeli airstrike.
That's when Israeli soldiers opened fire. The Wall Street Journal reports after several hours, more vehicles, including a fire truck, more ambulances and a U.N. vehicle, showed up to look for their missing colleagues. And they, too, were fired upon. Now, so far, these facts of what happened that day, Israeli and Palestinian officials agree on. Israel's military says the event is under examination.
That's when Israeli soldiers opened fire. The Wall Street Journal reports after several hours, more vehicles, including a fire truck, more ambulances and a U.N. vehicle, showed up to look for their missing colleagues. And they, too, were fired upon. Now, so far, these facts of what happened that day, Israeli and Palestinian officials agree on. Israel's military says the event is under examination.
That's when Israeli soldiers opened fire. The Wall Street Journal reports after several hours, more vehicles, including a fire truck, more ambulances and a U.N. vehicle, showed up to look for their missing colleagues. And they, too, were fired upon. Now, so far, these facts of what happened that day, Israeli and Palestinian officials agree on. Israel's military says the event is under examination.
But in the meantime, it wasn't clear what had happened to the bodies of these rescue workers. After days of searching by the U.N., a phone call came in from an Israeli military official who directed them to a mass grave. Buried under sand were 15 bodies and their crushed vehicles.
But in the meantime, it wasn't clear what had happened to the bodies of these rescue workers. After days of searching by the U.N., a phone call came in from an Israeli military official who directed them to a mass grave. Buried under sand were 15 bodies and their crushed vehicles.
But in the meantime, it wasn't clear what had happened to the bodies of these rescue workers. After days of searching by the U.N., a phone call came in from an Israeli military official who directed them to a mass grave. Buried under sand were 15 bodies and their crushed vehicles.
Eight were paramedics with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, and six were from the Palestinian Civil Defense, which included firefighters and emergency responders. And one was a U.N. employee. Here's Jonathan Whittle, the head of the U.N. 's humanitarian office in Gaza and the West Bank, who took that phone call speaking at the gravesite.
Eight were paramedics with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, and six were from the Palestinian Civil Defense, which included firefighters and emergency responders. And one was a U.N. employee. Here's Jonathan Whittle, the head of the U.N. 's humanitarian office in Gaza and the West Bank, who took that phone call speaking at the gravesite.
Eight were paramedics with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, and six were from the Palestinian Civil Defense, which included firefighters and emergency responders. And one was a U.N. employee. Here's Jonathan Whittle, the head of the U.N. 's humanitarian office in Gaza and the West Bank, who took that phone call speaking at the gravesite.
The audio quality isn't so great, but what he said was they were here to save lives. Instead, they ended up in a mass grave. Video of the incident contradicts the IDF's initial account of what happened. Here's Sky News Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkle speaking on the network about what the video shows.
The audio quality isn't so great, but what he said was they were here to save lives. Instead, they ended up in a mass grave. Video of the incident contradicts the IDF's initial account of what happened. Here's Sky News Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkle speaking on the network about what the video shows.
The audio quality isn't so great, but what he said was they were here to save lives. Instead, they ended up in a mass grave. Video of the incident contradicts the IDF's initial account of what happened. Here's Sky News Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkle speaking on the network about what the video shows.
The Israeli military has since said their first account of what happened was a mistake. It claims nine Hamas militants were killed in the incident, including one who took part in the October 7th attacks in 2023. Reuters reports the Israeli government gave no evidence of how it made those identifications. Israel is expected to share more conclusions from its report sometime this week.
The Israeli military has since said their first account of what happened was a mistake. It claims nine Hamas militants were killed in the incident, including one who took part in the October 7th attacks in 2023. Reuters reports the Israeli government gave no evidence of how it made those identifications. Israel is expected to share more conclusions from its report sometime this week.
The Israeli military has since said their first account of what happened was a mistake. It claims nine Hamas militants were killed in the incident, including one who took part in the October 7th attacks in 2023. Reuters reports the Israeli government gave no evidence of how it made those identifications. Israel is expected to share more conclusions from its report sometime this week.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Trump today to discuss the war as well as other topics like Iran and tariffs. Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. A second child has died of measles in West Texas. The Houston Chronicle reports an eight-year-old girl died of measles pulmonary failure in Lubbock last Thursday.