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Conflict Incident Report

An Israeli helicopter fired at an ambulance killing two women and four girls in al-Mansouri

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Foreign Presence and Withdrawals | January, 1991 to December, 2005
Date of incident: 
April 13, 1996 to April 14, 1996
Death toll: 
6persons
Number of Injured: 
4persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Israeli army

April 13, 1996: In al-Mansouri, a village close to a UNIFIL battalion, an Israeli helicopter fired at an ambulance, killing two women and four girls as they were escaping from their village. The ambulance bore a red crescent. The next day, Israeli forces attacked another ambulance, wounding four passengers.