JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel is expressing sorrow and apologizing for a mistaken air strike that killed seven aid workers. The military says it’s thoroughly investigating the incident at the highest levels.
Wednesday morning, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi addressed the tragedy that took the lives of a team of international workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK) as they returned from an aid delivery in Gaza.
“I want to be very clear, the strike was not carried out with the intention of harming WCK aid workers,” Halevi said. “It was a mistake that followed a misidentification at night during a war, in very complex conditions. It shouldn’t have happened.”
Halevi added, “This incident was a grave mistake. Israel is at war with Hamas, not with the people of Gaza. We are sorry for the unintentional harm to the members of WCK.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally spoke with some of the leaders of the countries from which the victims came.
“This happens in war. We are checking this thoroughly,” Netanyahu said. “We are in touch with the governments and we will do everything for this not to happen again.”
In the U.S., the White House is expressing outrage over how dangerous it
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