The Israeli army unit that killed aid workers in Gaza's Rafah last month had received a report about increased ambulance traffic on the route shortly before the incident. The soldiers fired at the vehicles continuously for three and a half minutes – even from point-blank range – reloading their ammunition multiple times, despite attempts by the aid workers to identify themselves.

These are the findings from materials collected after the incident, some of which were submitted to the IDF operational investigative teams and the IDF General Staff investigative team.

These materials, made public here for the first time, indicate a lack of operational discipline among the IDF Sayeret Golani unit, as well as a lack of credibility in the versions of events provided to commanders and investigators. The materials also suggest that the force's conduct endangered both the soldiers themselves and other nearby units.

The investigation conducted by the IDF General Staff investigative forum, a summary of which was made public last week, was intended to address the harsh international criticism following the incident in which 15 aid workers were killed.