Israel Says Strike On Aid Convoy Was “Grave Mistake”

CNN reports:

The Israeli military believed they were targeting Hamas operatives when they attacked and killed seven food aid workers in Gaza on Monday, according to an internal inquest that led to the dismissal of two officers.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday that “those who approved the strike were convinced that they were targeting armed Hamas operatives,” calling the attack “a grave mistake stemming from a serious failure due to a mistaken identification.”

WCK and the heads of many Western nations have called for an independent, third party investigation into the strikes, but Israel has committed only to the internal inquiry released Friday.

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🔴BREAKING: IDF concludes probe into killing of 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers, concludes it was a serious failure due to a mistaken identification, errors in decision-making, and an attack contrary to the Standard Operating Procedures

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The IDF probe found that those who approved the strike were convinced that they were targeting armed Hamas operatives and not aid workers

Two commanders have been dismissed from their positions and two more, including the head of Southern Command, were formally reprimanded

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