Haaretz newspaper, citing army sources, emphasized that the attack, in which 7 employees of the international aid organization World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed, was not related to “lack of coordination” as the army spokesperson claimed.
An unnamed intelligence source denied the army’s claim that it was investigating the cause of the attack, saying that in fact the exact cause of the attack was known and that the military units in Gaza were doing whatever they wanted.
“But in Gaza, each commander sets the rules himself and has his own interpretation of the rules of engagement,” the source said, pointing out that there are rules within the army that the final approval for “any action against sensitive targets such as aid organizations” must be given by the highest military officials, such as the division commander or even the chief of staff.
Regarding the Israeli Defense Ministry’s statement that “the attack was due to a lack of coordination,” the Israeli source said, “This has nothing to do with coordination. You can set up 20 more administrations or war rooms, but unless someone decides to put an end to the behavior of some troops in Gaza, we will see more incidents like this.”
Western employees of international aid organization killed
Employees of the international aid organization World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed in the Israeli attack on Deir al-Balah in Gaza on April 1.
WCK, headquartered in Washington, DC, said in a statement that 7 of its employees were killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza.
The statement said that the employees who lost their lives were of Australian, Polish, UK, US-Canadian and Palestinian nationalities, and that the team was in 2 armored vehicles bearing the organization’s logo in the de-escalation zone during the attack.
“This is a tragedy. Humanitarian workers and civilians should never, ever be targets.”
“The army is conducting a thorough investigation at the highest level to understand the circumstances of this tragic incident,” the Israeli army said in a statement.
Netanyahu’s statement that “these things happen in wars”
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, in a video message shared on his social media account, regarding the killing of 7 people, mostly Western nationals, in the army’s attack on the international aid convoy in the Gaza Strip, said, “Such incidents happen in wars, we will investigate this to the end. We are in contact with the relevant governments. We will do everything to prevent this from happening again.”
