Canada, U.K., Australia Rebuke Israel for Decision on Aid Workers' Deaths
The three countries said the decision leaves seven aid workers’ families without answers and called for justice and accountability after serious failures in the strike.
- On August 19, 2026, the Israel Defense Forces announced it would not pursue criminal investigations into the April 2024 airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, citing no "reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct."
- The April 1, 2024, drone strike hit a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza, killing seven humanitarian staff including Canadian Jacob Flickinger. The military admitted "serious failures" but called the incident a "tragic mistake" involving misidentified targets.
- In a joint statement on Friday, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom condemned the decision as "shameful." The nations called the timing on World Humanitarian Day "particularly egregious," demanding justice for the victims.
- Poland and Australia summoned Israel's ambassadors on Thursday to express opposition. Foreign Minister Penny Wong of Australia said the decision was "especially insulting to Zomi's loved ones," falling short of expected accountability.
- World Central Kitchen rejected the findings as "inconsistent with the full truth," demanding an independent commission. With 186 humanitarian workers killed in 2025, the group argues the IDF cannot credibly investigate its own conduct.
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'Shameful:' UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel's refusal to investigate aid worker attack
'Shameful:' UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel's refusal to investigate aid worker attack Israel's decision not to launch a criminal investigation into an attack on a World Central Kitchen (WCK) convoy in Gaza is "shameful", according to the UK, Canada and Australia. The 2024 attack by Israel killed at least seven humanitarian workers. "The announcement by the [Israeli military] on August 19, 2026, that it would not pursue criminal investi…
The United Kingdom, Australia and Canada criticized the decision of the Israeli military authorities not to open a criminal investigation into the air attack that killed seven humanitarian workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Gaza in April 2024. In a joint statement released this Friday, the three countries classified the measure as "shameful" and claimed that the victims and their families are still waiting for justice and accountabi…
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