🇧🇬 Bulgaria Probes Israeli Tank Killing of UN Worker in Gaza Bulgarian prosecutors have opened a murder investigation into the March 19 killing of Captain Marin Marinov, 51, a Bulgarian UN staffer, in a strike on a UN guesthouse in Deir al-Balah that also wounded five others. ➤ The case — under “murder of a person under international protection” — seeks to identify the Israeli tank commander who fired the precision-guided round. A Washington Post probe and UN forensic report both confirmed the shell was Israeli and capable of being programmed for exact range and direction, indicating deliberate targeting. ➤ Israel initially denied responsibility, then admitted in April that its tank killed Marinov — a familiar pattern of denial followed by quiet admission once evidence is overwhelming. ➤ The UN pulled roughly a third of its international staff from Gaza after the strike, citing an inability to guarantee their safety. ➤ Bulgaria’s foreign minister says compensation for the family is still being negotiated between the UN and Israel under insurance policies for “malicious acts.”
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