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World Central Kitchen on Thursday known as for an impartial investigation into the killing by Israeli forces of seven of its workers working to ship help to Gaza.
Governments all over the world have condemned the killing of staff. They included a person from Gaza and residents of Australia, Britain and Poland, in addition to twin residents of Canada and the USA.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned Israel “deeply regrets” the assaults, during which the military fired on three autos carrying help staff on a coastal highway in Gaza on Monday night time. He mentioned that Israel will be sure that this doesn’t occur once more.
Israel's navy chief, Lieutenant Common Harzi Halevi, mentioned on Tuesday that the assault occurred after a mistaken identification and the Israel Protection Forces had launched an investigation. However World Central Kitchen, the catastrophe aid group based by Spanish chef José Andrés, issued an announcement on Thursday saying it was not sufficient.
“We now have requested the governments of Australia, Canada, the USA, Poland and the UK to hitch us in demanding an impartial, third-party investigation into these assaults, together with whether or not they have been carried out intentionally have been or in any other case violated worldwide legislation. ,” the group mentioned.
Different Israeli actions in Gaza have prompted comparable calls. In a single instance, UN Secretary-Common Antonio Guterres mentioned in February that an impartial investigation was wanted into an incident during which dozens of individuals have been killed whereas attempting to assemble help after Israeli forces opened hearth and stampeded. Until date no such investigation has been began.
World Central Kitchen additionally known as on Israel to protect any paperwork associated to the assaults, and rejected Mr Netanyahu's declare that the error was one thing that “occurs in struggle.”
“This was a navy assault that concerned a number of strikes and focused three WCK autos,” the assertion mentioned. “All three autos have been carrying civilians; They have been marked as WCK autos; “And their actions have been in full compliance with Israeli authorities.”