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He army Israeli recognized on Friday a series of “errors” in the attack that killed seven humanitarian workers on Monday in Gaza strip and claimed that he thought he saw “a man armed with Hamas”on the train.
These aid workers –six foreigners and one Palestinian– were killed in three Israeli bombings against their convoy in four minutes.
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The team responsible for the drones that bombed the vehicles committed “an error in operational assessment of the situation”after seeing for a supposed “Hamas sniper“firing from the roof of one of the trucks in the American NGO convoy World Central Cuisine (WCK), according to an internal investigation by the army.
He armythat recognizes “violations of normal operating procedures”also admitted that WCK had communicated its route map, but the military for They were not responsible for the attack.
In a press conference at the headquarters of army in Tel AvivSenior military commanders presented journalists with drone video footage showing the “Hamas agent”on the train WCKthat circulated through the center of Link around 10pm local time on Monday.
On the top of the vehicles were large logos of WCKbut the drone camera couldn’t look in the dark, declared the retired general Yoav Har-Even, who directs the investigation.
“This was a key factor in the succession of events”, he said.
Those who approved the three convoy bombings “They were convinced that they were targeting armed agents of Hamasand not for employees of WCK”indicates in a statement the army.
The retired general Har-Even spoke of a confusion, which led the military to think that the humanitarian convoy vehicles “was intercepted by Hamas”.
Two officers involved in the incident, a retired colonel and an active commander, will be relieved of their duties, according to the general’s report. Har-Even.
The NGO, founded by the Spanish chef José Andrés, demanded an independent commission of inquiry. He army Israeli “cannot credibly investigate its own failure”, he warned.
The death of cooperators caused a wave of indignation. In a tense telephone conversation, the president of U.S, Joe Bidenurged the Prime Minister on Thursday Israeli, Benjamin Netanyahuto ask for one “immediate ceasefire”.
O cooperators died after supervising the unloading of a ship with 300 tons of food aid, which arrived from Cyprustowards a deposit located on land, in the Link.
Source: Elcomercio
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