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IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot at Gaza Rescuers

HeadlineMar 23, 2009

Documents have also been found that suggest Israeli troops were given orders to shoot at rescue teams during the war. One document found in a Palestinian home taken over by the Israeli military reads, “Rules of Engagement: Open fire also upon rescue.” The note was handwritten in Hebrew.

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