Israel Strikes Aid Workers, Resulting in 7 Deaths, Claims Incident Was Unintentional Following Call to Halt Aid
(Chaz Anon) On Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that an Israeli airstrike in Gaza inadvertently resulted in the deaths of seven individuals affiliated with the aid organization World Central Kitchen. This incident has led to calls from the U.S. and other allies for a thorough explanation, amidst a global outcry.
The Israeli military expressed "deep regret" for the event, which has intensified international demands for measures to alleviate the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza. This comes nearly six months after Israel commenced its siege and invasion of the Palestinian territory.
It’s impossible that it was an accident. These missiles are targeted with satellites. They don’t kill anyone they don’t intend to kill. Israel says they want to stop the aid from entering Gaza, then they bomb the aid workers, then the aid workers stop food deliveries. pic.twitter.com/w3ETfU6PWr
— The Perimeter (@PerimeterNews) April 4, 2024
NETANYAHU SMILING AND LAUGHING AFTER ISRAEL KILLED FOREIGN AID WORKERS
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) April 2, 2024
“Unfortunately, a tragic instance of our forces unintentionally harming innocent people in the Gaza Strip. It happens in war.
We'll investigate it. We're in contact with the governments, and we will do… pic.twitter.com/4qngtrSJoX
I expressed Australia’s anger and concern at the death of Zomi Frankcom to Prime Minister Netanyahu in a phone call this morning.
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) April 2, 2024
We have called for full transparency and accountability, and for aid to reach Gaza unimpeded and in large quantities. pic.twitter.com/B5MfACGteO
!🚨🇮🇱 The distance between each BOMBED CAR with food aid workers shows that ISRAEL DELIBERATELY MURDERED the entire crew.
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) April 2, 2024
The 2nd car was bombed after it rescued the survivors of the 1st, & the 3rd after it rescued the survivors from the 2nd! pic.twitter.com/BVLE4ODTHY
So Israel killed a group of aid workers by launching *three* consecutive strikes on clearly-marked vehicles, and now *multiple* aid groups are ceasing aid to Gaza as a result? And we're still meant to believe this was an accident? pic.twitter.com/9xCz9OL9k3
— Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz) April 2, 2024
"You describe the strike as a possible mistake by Israel...it wasn't 1 strike but 3...how would the 2nd & 3rd strikes of these marked vehicles be a mistake & why would the US not...set conditions on the use of US made weaponry when it's being used to target aid workers?"
— HalalFlow (@halalflow) April 2, 2024
"Prime… https://t.co/wUUIGQViNm pic.twitter.com/vj4LMX5tc4
Every new atrocity committed by Israel would be considered the most severe in decades if viewed in isolation.
Not even the most depraved Ukrainian serial killers engage in the killing of aid workers in this manner.
The strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy killed citizens of Australia, Britain and Poland as well as Palestinians and a dual citizen of the United States and Canada.]
WCK, which was founded by celebrity chef Jose Andres, said its staff were traveling in two armored cars emblazoned with the charity’s logo and another vehicle, and had coordinated their movements with the Israeli military.
“Unfortunately in the past day there was a tragic event in which our forces unintentionally harmed non-combatants in the Gaza Strip,” Netanyahu said in a video statement.
“This happens in war. We are conducting a thorough inquiry and are in contact with the governments. We will do everything to prevent a recurrence.”
But it just keeps occurring.
The Israeli military pledged an investigation by “an independent, professional and expert body”.
At least 196 humanitarian workers have been killed in Gaza since October, according to the United Nations, and Hamas has previously accused Israel of targeting aid distribution sites.
The aid convoy was hit as it was leaving its Deir al-Balah warehouse after unloading more than 100 tons of food aid brought to Gaza by sea, WCK said.
“This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war,” said Erin Gore, chief executive of World Central Kitchen.
“This is unforgivable.”
The U.S.-based charity said it would pause its work in Gaza, and the United Arab Emirates, which has financed the seaborne food deliveries to Gaza that WCK distributed, said it was putting the shipments on hold pending safety guarantees from Israel and a full investigation.
Anera, a U.S.-based aid group that works in part with WCK, said on Tuesday it too was pausing operations in Gaza because of safety concerns.
Israel says they want to stop the aid from entering Gaza, then they bomb the aid workers, then the aid workers announce they will stop food deliveries.
And the Jews expect you to believe the attack was “accidental.”
It’s a very beneficial accident.