(VOVWORLD) - Two Israeli army officers who ordered a strike on a humanitarian convoy in Gaza that killed seven aid workers have been fired.
 Israeli army mistakenly attacks the vehicle of the food aid organization World Central Kitchen, killing 7 aid workers. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
Israel said Friday it was targeting a "Hamas gunman" when it killed in Gaza seven aid workers of the World Central Kitchen, with its military admitting a series of "grave mistakes" and violations of its own rules of engagement.
The victims – an Australian, Britons, a North American, a Palestinian, and an American-Canadian – were killed in three air strikes over four minutes by an Israeli drone as they ran for their lives between their three vehicles, the military said.
The international community has strongly condemned the incident.