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The IDF has said it will investigate, but World Central Kitchen is calling for an independent review.
He said in a statement: “On April 1, 2024, the Israel Defense Forces killed seven humanitarian aid workers employed by World Central Kitchen (WCK), an internationally recognized humanitarian organization.
“The aid workers killed were citizens of Australia, Canada/US (dual citizen), Gaza, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Israel has admitted to the murders but has called it a ‘tragic incident where our forces unintentionally harmed non-combatants and something that ‘happens in war’.
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“This was a military attack that included multiple strikes and targeted three WCK vehicles. The three vehicles were carrying civilians; they were marked as WCK vehicles; and their movements were in complete compliance with the Israeli authorities, who were aware of their journey, their route, and their humanitarian mission.
“We have asked the governments of Australia, Canada, the United States of America, Poland, and the United Kingdom to join us in demanding an independent, third-party investigation into these attacks, including whether they were carried out deliberately or otherwise trampled upon internationally. law. Yesterday, in order to ensure the integrity of the investigation, we asked the Israeli government to immediately preserve all documents, communications, video and/or audio recordings, and any other materials that may be relevant to the April 1 strikes.
“An independent investigation is the only way to find out the truth of what happened, ensure transparency and accountability for those responsible, and prevent future attacks on humanitarian aid workers.”
It comes amid growing calls for a halt to arms sales to Israel, with reports over the weekend that legal advice had been given to the government suggesting the country could be breaking international law.
Labour’s shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, urged the Government to publish any legal advice it had received on whether Israel had breached international law, and to halt arms sales if there was a risk that weapons could be used in a “serious breach of international humanitarian law”.
The leader of the SNP in Westminster, Stephen Flynn, has called for parliament to be recalled in the wake of the deadly attack.
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer and House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Mr Flynn, said: “As you know, the SNP has been calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel since October last year. We have repeatedly urged the UK Government to do more to secure an immediate ceasefire, including by ending arms sales to Israel.
“Our call to end arms sales to Israel has been repeatedly rejected by the UK Government and the Labor Party, despite overwhelming evidence that Israel is breaking international law by its indiscriminate bombing of Gaza and its collective punishment of the Palestinian people.
“With three UK citizens among those killed in the Israeli strike on World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers, it is vital that the UK Parliament is recalled immediately.
“This situation demands that the Prime Minister come to Parliament without further delay to outline the UK Government’s response to the killing of UK citizens by Israel, to enable MPs to scrutinize the UK Government’s response, and so that he can the Senate finally debated and voted on ending arms sales to Israel.”
