Humanitarians killed in Gaza: Israeli army admits ‘serious mistakes’ and says it targeted ‘Hamas gunman’

Israel expresses its version. Four days after the death of seven aid workers of the American NGO World Central Kitchen in the Gaza Strip (WCK) as a result of an Israeli strike, the IDF said this Friday that it wanted to attack “a man from the Hamas army.” She again admitted responsibility, claiming a series of “serious errors,” according to an internal investigation.

In its statement, the Israeli army claims that the team operating the drones responsible for the strikes made an “operational error in assessing the situation” after spotting a “Hamas militant” firing from the roof of one of the aid trucks used by WCK personnel. accompaniment. According to the IDF, “the attack on the three vehicles was carried out in serious violation of orders” and “normal operating procedures.”

This Monday, employees of the World Central Kitchen company, which delivers food to the famine-threatened Gaza Strip, were killed in a strike in which Israel finally admitted its involvement, citing an “unintentional” act.