MSF's findings contradict the Ethiopian government's lack of accountability, as the organization spent years seeking answers through extensive dialogues. The victims, including a Spanish national and two Ethiopian colleagues, were identified as passionate humanitarian workers, clearly marked as such with their MSF vests and vehicle. Raquel Ayora, the organization's general director in Spain, described the circumstances of their murders as deliberate, emphasizing their identifiable status at the time of the attack.

The deaths coincide with the Tigray conflict, which erupted in 2020 and drew in neighboring Eritrea. It has been calculated that around 600,000 lives were lost, not only from combat but also due to starvation and inadequate health care during the war. Despite the peace agreement reached two years later, hostility against aid workers has reportedly intensified.

MSF's report points to a convoy of Ethiopian soldiers at the scene during the killings, drawing on evidence from satellite imagery and eyewitness testimonies that purportedly include accounts of an order from a military commander to target the aid workers. However, the full extent of the army's role in the tragedy is still under investigation.

As the global community calls for accountability, the haunting memories of the lives lost continue to weigh on the families and the humanitarian community left to endure the fallout of this brutal conflict.