JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel is expressing grief and apologizing for a botched airstrike that killed seven assist staff. The Military says it’s completely investigating the incident on the highest ranges.
On Wednesday morning, Israel Protection Forces Chief of Employees Herzi Halevi commented on the tragedy that claimed the lives of a staff of worldwide staff from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) as they had been coming back from an assist supply in Gaza.
“I wish to be very clear, the strike was not carried out with the intention of harming WCK assist staff,” Halevi mentioned. “It was a mistake that adopted a misidentification at night time in the course of the conflict, in very troublesome circumstances. It shouldn’t have occurred.”
Halevi added: “This incident was a critical mistake. Israel is at conflict with Hamas, not with the folks of Gaza. We remorse the unintentional hurt to WCK members.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally spoke with among the leaders of the nations the place the victims got here from.
“That's what occurs in conflict. We're checking it completely,” Netanyahu mentioned. “We’re involved with the governments and can do every little thing we will to make sure that this doesn’t occur once more.”
Within the US, the White Home expresses outrage at how harmful it’s for assist staff in Gaza.
“Greater than 200 assist staff have been killed on this battle, making it one of many worst assist staff in current historical past,” Nationwide Safety Council spokesman John Kirby mentioned. “This incident is emblematic of a bigger downside and proof of why assist distribution in Gaza has been so troublesome.”
In the meantime, the Israeli army continues preparations for its controversial invasion of Rafah, the final stronghold of Hamas, which can also be the non permanent house of greater than one million refugees from Gaza.
Whereas the Biden administration opposes the invasion, former Vice President Mike Pence says it’s a necessity.
“Israel has no alternative however to assault Rafah and seize and destroy Hamas as soon as and for all,” Pence mentioned.
Fairly than criticize Israel, Pence mentioned Individuals ought to totally help its conflict effort in opposition to enemies who’ve vowed to wipe it off the map.
“If the Palestinians laid down their arms proper now and launched all of the hostages, we might have peace. But when the Israelis laid down their arms, we might don’t have any Israel.”
On one other entrance, Israel is bracing for Iranian retaliation after a high Iranian common and an aide had been killed in a missile assault in Syria blamed on Israel.
Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Gallant warned that whoever strikes Israel pays the worth.
“We function in every single place, day by day, to forestall our enemies from gaining energy and to make it clear to anybody who strikes in opposition to us – all through the Center East – that the worth for motion in opposition to Israel can be excessive. Gallant mentioned.
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