Claims about targeting ambulances in the conflict between Hamas and Israel are mostly true.
There are reports of Magen David Adom ambulances being attacked, with one driver, Aharon Chaimov, killed while driving his ambulance. However, it's noted that Chaimov had engaged in hostilities, which could compromise the protected status of medical personnel under the Geneva Conventions. There is also video evidence of Hamas fighters shooting the tire of an unoccupied ambulance as well as a video of a completely burned-out ambulance. There are reports of a total of 9 ambulances damaged on October 7.
One video purporting to show a Hamas RPG destroying an Israeli ambulance actually shows the RPG hitting a police car. In another instance, a drone-based explosive was dropped not on an ambulance but on IDF troops beside the ambulance.
Israel has also been accused of targeting ambulances, with the IDF admitting to firing on a Gaza ambulance, claiming Hamas members were inside.
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