Israel sacks two commanders over bombing of Brit aid workers in botched drone strike

The Israeli military dismissed two officers and formally reprimanded senior commanders after an inquiry into the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza this week found serious errors and breaches of procedure, the military said.

The inquiry found Israeli forces mistakenly believed they were attacking Hamas gunmen when drones hit the three vehicles of the World Central Kitchen aid group late on Monday night, and that standard procedures had not been followed.

"The strike on the aid vehicles is a grave mistake stemming from serious operational failures, mistaken classification and identification, errors in decision making and strikes that were conducted in violation of standard operating procedures," said Admiral Daniel Hagari, spokesperson for the Israeli military.

The military said it had dismissed a brigade chief of staff with the rank of colonel and a brigade fire support officer with the rank of major, and formally reprimanded senior officers including the general at the head of the Southern Command.

The killing of the seven aid workers, who included citizens of Britain, Australia and Poland, a dual U.S.-Canadian national and a Palestinian colleague, stirred global outrage this week. After publication of the findings, World Central Kitchen demanded an independent commission to investigate the incident.

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[alex.luate.godfrey]

If they have blood on their hands, for the killing of 7 aid workers. What about the 33, 000 plus Palestinian killed. Whose hands have blood.

[dr.burtgummerfan]

How many commanders were sacked when the US took out a family in Kabul?

[shakeels]

Can't believe there are still some people out there believing the Israeli lies.

[grimreaper]

By this point how many mistakes they have committed 😂😂 do they really think we are blind??

[michaelcoward]

Imagine things being so bad that you end up thinking "wE'Re cOmPlEtElY iNcOmPeTeNt" is all the excuse you need.

[gandhi]

Has anybody been charged and faced justice for the 140+ UNRWA aid workers who have perished at the hands of the IDF?

[mercedes-k]

Israel commits very convenient mistakes.

[lemons]

When they cant lie, they just don’t answer the question

[brucegarwood]

bull the vans told the IDF when and where they would be traveling in vans and were they were going, nothing in this reports says anything about this!!!

[core-nix]

No need to apologise, master.
I, a lowly goy, support whatever's deemed necessary to help God's chosen people.

[mustafamajid]

An independent investigation of IDF done by people appointed by the IDF

[yusufkhan]

Botched air strike is that what the sun is calling this?

[abdulshohid]

He talking rubbish nobody has been sacked! All pack of lies!

[zaidsayed]

The world kitchen gave Israel offensive force the coordinates, you have drones constantly flying over the strip since cast lead.

[talbenavraham]

No other country would be so honest after making a mistake.

[дыханиерозы]

Когда уже слишком стали критиковать Израиль, они запустили мину ИГИЛ. Израилю нужна международная поддержка проводимой им операции по зачистки мирного населения в Секторе... под лозунгом
Терроризм угрожает всему миру "...

[chatify]

Most moral army in the world. Takes accountability!

[goaway]

Independent investigation conducted by the IDF. 😂😂

[The_kneidlach_engineer]

Let's see:
1-A convoy that is not. Cars separated 2.5kms and driving in different directions
2- Driving at night. Why?
3-Driving in a war zone without armed military escort
4- No thermal identification
5-Civilian cars instead of military trucks for better ID.
IDF takes all the responsability but what about the NGO?

[mailyngasirin]

G'D BLESS THE I.D.F. FOREVER AND EVER.
AMEN AMEN 🙏🏼