After initially denying responsibility, IDF says its tank fire killed U.N. worker

Israeli Army Admits Responsibility for UN Worker’s Death in Gaza

The Israeli military has admitted that its forces were responsible for the death of a United Nations worker in Gaza last month, following an earlier denial. In a statement released on Thursday, 25 April, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said preliminary findings showed that a tank shell fired by its troops killed Marin Valev Marinov, a Bulgarian employee with the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), during an attack on UN premises in Deir al-…

IDF investigation finds Israeli tank fire responsible for death of UN staffer

Anadolu via Getty Images (GAZA) — Initial findings in an ongoing Israel Defense Forces investigation found that Israeli tank fire caused damage to a United Nations structure in central Gaza in March, killing one UN staffer and injuring five others. The incident occurred one day after the ceasefire collapsed, according to a release from the IDF on Thursday. The IDF said it attacked the structure because of “suspicions of enemy presence.” UN staff…

Israel Finally Admits Responsibility for Death of Bulgarian UN Worker in Gaza - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have acknowledged that an Israeli tank shell was responsible for the death of Marin Marinov, a Bulgarian citizen and UN employee, in Gaza on March 19. Marinov was killed when a building belonging to the United Nations in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, was hit during Israeli military operations in the area.

IDF admits responsibility for death of UN worker after targeting error - The Jewish Chronicle

The military had previously denied conducting a strike on the building in question and blamed the explosion on a land mine

IDF admits troops killed UN worker in Gaza after denying responsibility

THE ISRAELI military has admitted to the killing of a UN worker in the Gaza Strip after previously denying responsibility

Israeli Military Admits its Forces Killed UN Worker in Gaza - Quds News Network

Gaza (Quds News Network)- The Israeli military has admitted to killing a United Nations worker with tank fire, after initially denying responsibility for the attack in the war-torn Gaza Strip last month. After a UN staff member was killed when a UN compound in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza was damaged on 19 March, the Israeli military claimed it had not struck the site. On Thursday, the military said that the initial findings of its investigatio…