Two officers, a reserve colonel (brigade chief of staff) and an active duty commander (brigade fire support commander), will be fired due to an Israeli “accidental” attack, according to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) report on Friday. Became. About the seven international aid workers of World Central Kitchen (WCK).
Several other top commanders (brigade commander, 162nd Division commander, and Southern Command commander) are also expected to be formally censured. The findings of the report were presented to WCK along with international ambassadors and journalists.
The report, conducted by the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Fact-Finding and Evaluation Mechanism and General Yoav Haeven, acknowledged “serious errors in judgment…” [and] “decision making”, “breach of normal operating procedures”, misidentification of suspect and vehicle, poor coordination, insufficient evidence. The findings indicate that “the incident should not have happened” and that it was a “serious mistake”.
Israeli officials said at a press conference that soldiers manning the drone saw at least two gunmen they “assumed” to be “Hamas terrorists” boarding a vehicle in the attacked convoy. He said he “mistakenly” believed that. This led to the shooting as a “serious violation” of orders and standard operating procedures. They were “convinced that they were targeting armed Hamas operatives rather than WCK personnel.” Aid workers (including three British, one Canadian, one Polish, one Australian and one Palestinian) are unloading 300 tonnes of food aid from a ship from Cyprus. Three cars were killed in a drone attack. The route had been pre-approved by the Israeli military, but this was not communicated to the drone team, which the general called the “biggest mistake”.
said Hareven, a retired general who led the internal investigation. It wasn't a weapon. It might have been a bag. ” The report expressed “deep sadness at the loss” and expressed condolences to the families of the victims and the WCK organization.
Following this initial report, World Central Kitchen said the Israeli military was “unable to credibly investigate its own failures in Gaza” and called for an “independent investigation.” But he said the investigation and disciplinary action was an “important step forward.”
Leaders of countries that lost their people responded to this tragedy in their own ways.Britain has seen anger From lawyers and politicians. Polish lawyers have opened a murder investigation into the attack. The United States joined President Biden in condemning the attack. to call Call for immediate ceasefire and National Security Council Currently under consideration Report.
The death toll of humanitarian workers is now known to be around 200, making Gaza the most dangerous place in the world for aid workers. The UN human rights office said on Friday that humanitarian aid and other supplies should be allowed to flow into Gaza, and that Israel “as the occupying power” must ensure that the basic needs of Gaza residents are met. He said it would not be possible. He added that “attacks on people or objects involved in humanitarian assistance may amount to war crimes.”
