Israeli army admits aid worker deaths were 'grave mistake'

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<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3003086"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div><p>JERUSALEM - Israel&#x27;s army on Wednesday acknowledged it had committed a &quot;grave mistake&quot; when it killed seven aid workers from a US charity in an air strike in Gaza.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/4/2/several-aid-workers-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-gaza-1126" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Israeli strike in Gaza kills 7 aid workers unloading food</a></div><p>&quot;This incident was a grave mistake,&quot; Israeli Defense Forces chief Herzi Halevi said in a video message on X, blaming &quot;a misidentification -— at night during a war in very complex conditions&quot;.</p><p>&quot;It shouldn&#x27;t have happened,&quot; he added.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:672px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1775290147426152931&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-04-03T00%3A15%3A51.378048%3Aee89fcf2-e3e1-40ba-96fc-915b5a686931%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=e9420dbbc69c96b105bc395c1cc53378523d7317&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1775290147426152931"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>The United States, France and Britain led international criticism Tuesday of a deadly strike in the Gaza Strip that killed seven charity staff as they unloaded desperately needed aid brought by sea to the war-torn territory.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/4/2/world-powers-condemn-israeli-air-strike-on-aid-workers-2307" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World powers condemn Israeli air strike on aid workers</a></div><p>World Central Kitchen -- one of two NGOs spearheading efforts to deliver aid by boat -- said a &quot;targeted Israeli strike&quot; on Monday killed Australian, British, Palestinian, Polish and US-Canadian staff.</p><p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged a &quot;swift, impartial investigation&quot; into the airstrike and said Israel needed to do more to protect innocent civilians.</p><p>Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday lamented the killing of the aid workers but said the deaths were unintentional.</p><p>&quot;This happens in wartime. We are thoroughly looking into it, are in contact with the governments (of the foreigners among the dead) and will do everything to ensure it does not happen again,&quot; Netanyahu said in a video statement. <strong>With reports from Agence France-Presse and Reuters</strong></p>

<p>Israel's army on Wednesday acknowledged it had committed a "grave mistake" when it killed seven aid workers from a US charity in an air strike in Gaza.</p>

Israel's army on Wednesday acknowledged it had committed a "grave mistake" when it killed seven aid workers from a US charity in an air strike in Gaza.

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Israeli army admits aid worker deaths were 'grave mistake'

Israeli army admits aid worker deaths were 'grave mistake'

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Published Apr 03, 2024 08:36 AM PHT

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Updated Apr 03, 2024 08:39 AM PHT

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