[News] Israeli military expresses ‘sincere sorrow’ over deaths of seven aid workers in Gaza

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Israeli military expresses 'sincere sorrow' over the deaths of seven aid workers

The Israeli military has expressed “sincere sorrow” over the deaths of seven aid workers killed in an airstrike on Gaza, but stopped short of accepting responsibility for it.

Israeli military spokesperson, Rear Adm Daniel Hagari, said the incident would be investigated in the “Fact Finding and Assessment Mechanism”, which his statement called an “independent, professional, and expert body”, without giving further details.

He said he had spoken to the WCK founder, chef José Andrés, and expressed his deepest condolences.

“We also express sincere sorrow to our allied nations who have been doing and continue to do so much to assist those in need,” he said in the statement.

The strike hit an aid convoy, killing seven people working with World Central Kitchen (WCK), a charity spearheading efforts to alleviate looming famine in Gaza.

They were delivering desperately needed food aid that had been brought in by sea. The WCK said Israel was behind the airstrike.

Numerous western officials and ministers have demanded an explanation for the deaths after WCK said those killed were from the UK, Australia, Poland and Palestine, as well as a US-Canada dual citizen.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/02/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-israel-gaza-war-today-gaza-foreign-aid-workers-killed-idf-investigation