The main Palestinian rescue service in Gaza has condemned Israel's probe into the killings of 15 medical workers last month, calling it a "fabricated investigation." The army announced the results of its investigation on Sunday, saying it had found "professional failures" and dismissing a deputy commander in what it described as an accident. A total of 15 people were killed in the March 23 incident — including eight medics with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, six members of the Hamas government's Civil Defense unit and a U.N. staffer. The PRCS says the investigation underscores "the occupation's persistence in shielding the truth from the world."
A major forest fire is raging in the northern suburbs of Athens, triggering evacuations of several areas as swirling winds hamper efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes. The blaze that began Sunday afternoon is racing through pine forests left tinder-dry by repeated heat waves this summer. June and July were the hottest months ever recorded in Greece, which also recorded its warmest winter ever. Three hospitals, two monasteries and a children's home were evacuated on Monday, while evacuation orders were issued for at least 30 areas, including several Athens suburbs.
