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"An event that should not have happened": The Chief of Staff investigates the killing of the 7 humanitarian activists in Gaza - Walla! News

2024-04-02T12:17:19.568Z

Highlights: "An event that should not have happened": The Chief of Staff investigates the killing of the 7 humanitarian activists in Gaza - Walla! News. According to the initial investigation, the airstrike that resulted in the death of 7 foreign citizens, volunteers of the "World Kitchen" organization, happened in a buffer zone designed to secure the activity in the Gaza Strip. The IDF refuses to reveal more details, but it is estimated that the convoy of vehicles in which the activists were traveling aroused the army's suspicion of terrorist activity.


According to the initial investigation, the airstrike that resulted in the death of 7 foreign citizens, volunteers of the "World Kitchen" organization, happened in a buffer zone designed to secure the activity in the Gaza Strip. The IDF refuses to reveal more details, but it is estimated that the convoy of vehicles in which the activists were traveling aroused the army's suspicion of terrorist activity


On video: IDF attack in the Gaza Strip/IDF spokesman

"A serious incident that should not have happened": This is how the IDF defines the activity in which the volunteers of the humanitarian organization "The World Kitchen" were killed, including foreign citizens - and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi is personally investigating the incident. From the findings so far, it appears that the attack took place in the area of ​​the corridor, a buffer that separates the Strip into two parts and where the Nahal fighters operate in order to secure the area. As part of the activity, they prevent terrorists from placing explosive devices on the axis, carrying out ambushes against the forces or trying to cross from the south to the north of the Strip. A similar force is also stationed in the dock area in the Gaza Strip, which is a route for the transfer of equipment, food and humanitarian aid to the Palestinian citizens.



The airstrike began last night, around 11:00 p.m., and resulted in the killing of 7 foreign citizens from Canada, Poland, Great Britain, and Australia, and one Palestinian. The details of the reason for the attack have not yet been published and "L refuses at this stage to provide details on the subject. It is estimated that the convoy, which included three vehicles and was moving in the area, aroused the IDF's suspicion of terrorist activity.

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The "World Kitchen" (WKC) is considered by the IDF to be a very important organization that helps prevent a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and takes care of Palestinian evacuees who moved from their homes in the north and center of the Gaza Strip to the shelter area in the south. The Chief of Staff appointed Maj. Gen. Yoav Har Even to investigate the incident and ordered Complete the full investigation in the coming days. Initial details will be presented to him tonight. In the meantime, Halevi spoke with the commander of the Central Command in the US Army, presented him with the first details and pledged to investigate the case in depth.



IDF spokesman Brigadier General Daniel Hagari spoke with the head of the WKC, Chef Jose Andros, and invited him to visit the IDF headquarters in the country. Wow! It was learned that Halevi will arrive at the Southern Command this evening and the Southern Command's Major General Yaron Finkelman and the Coordinator of Government Operations in the Territories Major Rasan Aliyan will present him with the initial investigation. In addition to this, the IDF will announce today the establishment of a special HML to manage humanitarian efforts. The IDF takes responsibility for the incident and expresses its condolences to the families of the workers who were killed in the serious incident.

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