Israeli military revises medic shooting account
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Israel walks back its account of Gaza medic killings after video surfaces of attack
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15 Palestinian medics were shot dead by Israeli forces in Gaza last month .
The military initially said they were "advancing suspiciously" on nearby troops without headlights or emergency signals.
An Israeli military official, speaking late Saturday on condition of anonymity, said that account was "mistaken" The footage shows the Red Crescent and Civil Defense teams driving slowly with their emergency vehicles' lights flashing, logos visible, as they pulled up to help an ambulance that had come under fire earlier.
The phone video shows a rescue convoy of Red Crescent and Civil Defense vehicles.
It shows several ambulances and a fire truck moving down a road through a barren area.
They arrive at an ambulance on the side of the road and stop next to it, their lights still flashing.
"Lord, let them be OK," a man in the car says, "They're tossed around on the ground!".