Israeli spokesman questioned over the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza | LBC debate

"The dilemma we have is so many of the aid agencies have been fronts for Hamas."

"What other aid organisation could now trust that the information that it gives to the IDF to protect them will actually be listened to?"

Seven aid workers, including three British nationals, have been killed by an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza.

The UK has called on Israel to "immediately investigate" the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

Seven people were killed while working with the World Central Kitchen charity on Gaza’s coastal road in Deir Balah, central Gaza, on Monday night.

Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted they were killed in an "unintentional" Israeli strike.

In a video recorded message issued today, he said: "Unfortunately, in the last 24 hours there was a tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli government spokesman David Mencer tells Tom Swarbrick that "we're taking it extremely seriously."

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[michaeltoma]

“We don’t want ordinary Gazans to be impacted by the war” as if they haven’t bombed every single building and civilian infrastructure. What a disgusting country.

[placebo]

He said Israel 🇮🇱 is a ‘Democratic country with freedom of press’ on the day they passed a law banning all international press. 😂

[kyiqerh]

“Hamas, hamas, hamas, hostages” 6 months their only answer to their killing of civilians. We all have seen what happened.

[robbiemoore]

"We've investigated ourselves and found We've done nothing wrong"

[davidcheung]

Letting a mass murderer investigate themselves right….lol

[forrestmalcom]

He wants to help Gaza ??? There is nothing left of Gaza

[TheWatchman]

3 cars, 3 individual missiles? Same convoy. It's not a mistake is it

[stevechang]

“We are investigating” in Israel and IDF language = “we are still thinking how to lie”

[ThomasKing]

War crimes. You've been supporting this, Tom.

[AQ-nbkl]

“What happened?” a question you ask a five year old who accidentally broke a glass cup, not a war criminal..

[jakeshuttlesworth]

Tom has been defending Israel all along, looks a right numpty now

[geovanniali]

Car's where 1, 5 miles apart, Al 3 were hit by accident just like the 15k children

[ryano]

“My people in Israel” with a British accent is beyond wild. Seems like a terrible thing has happened..

[desmondnaugler]

Israel is holding more then 9, 000. Hostages.

[princedakkar]

Britain gave birth to Israel, hence the unquestioned support no matter the circumstances

[Brickshu]

If Shamima Begum can be stripped off her Brit citizenship...then so should this guy ...

[molsy]

I dont think he realises its Israel, not Hamas, that is on trial for this crime

[lexrus]

Come on guys, tom is questioning this because, 3 British nationals were killed, if they were Palestinians, he wouldn't be questioning it

[AdamLondon]

David Mencer is a disgrace. He's just filibustering.

[kulsoomali]

"It's not a war that we started" says the genocidal coloniser