UK, Australia, Canada condemn Israel for dropping World Central Kitchen strike probe
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The United Kingdom, Australia and Canada condemned Israel's decision not to investigate the deadly 2024 drone strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy in Gaza, calling it 'shameful'. The three countries issued a joint statement on Friday demanding accountability for the seven aid workers killed in April 2024. Poland also summoned Israel's ambassador in Warsaw after expressing disappointment over the decision.
Key Facts
- Seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, including three Britons, a dual US-Canadian national, a Pole, an Australian, and a Palestinian, were killed in an Israeli drone strike in April 2024.
- The UK, Australia, and Canada issued a joint statement on Friday calling Israel's decision not to investigate the strike 'shameful' and demanding accountability.
- Israel's military announced on Wednesday that it would not launch investigations into the attack, after a review of 150 incidents of troop conduct during the Gaza war.
- Poland summoned Israel's ambassador in Warsaw on Friday, and Australia summoned Israel's ambassador in Canberra on Thursday.
- World Central Kitchen called Israel's decision 'inconsistent with the truth' and demanded an independent investigation.
International Condemnation
The United Kingdom, Australia and Canada called Israel's decision not to pursue a criminal investigation into the deadly strike on the World Central Kitchen aid convoy 'shameful'. In a joint statement released on Friday, the three countries' foreign ministries called on Israel to comply with international humanitarian law. The statement said the three countries had spent more than two years pressing Israel to hold those responsible for the drone strike in central Gaza accountable. Poland's foreign ministry said it was 'very disappointed' in Israel's decision and summoned Israel's ambassador in Warsaw. Australia also summoned Israel's ambassador in Canberra on Thursday.
The Strike and Investigation
Seven World Central Kitchen aid workers were killed in their convoy after overseeing a food aid shipment in April 2024. The victims included three Britons, a dual US-Canadian national, a Pole, an Australian, and a Palestinian. Israel's military called the deadly strike a 'tragic mistake' but announced on Wednesday that it would not launch investigations into the attack. The announcement came after a review of 150 incidents of Israeli troop conduct during the Gaza war, including the killing of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian child. The US-based World Central Kitchen called Israel's decision 'inconsistent with the truth' and demanded an independent investigation because the Israeli army 'cannot credibly investigate its own conduct'.
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UK, Australia, Canada condemn Israel for dropping World Central Kitchen strike probe
