UK, Canada, Australia slam Israel ending probe into aid worker killings

InternationalMust ReadUK, Canada, Australia slam Israel ending probe into aid worker killingsBy AFP -Aug 22, 2026Add ARY News on Googleimage credit: afpAAResizeLondon: Britain, Canada, and Australia on Friday condemned as “shameful” Israel’s decision to close an investigation into the death of seven aid workers killed in Gaza in 2024. The World Central Kitchen employees — three Britons, a dual US-Canadian national, a Pole, an Australian, and a Palestinian — died in a drone strike on their vehicle convoy after overseeing the unloading of a food aid shipment. Israel’s military called the incident a “tragic mistake”. “In the more than two years since, we have been pressing for Israel to swiftly and thoroughly consider the case and hold those responsible to account,” the three nations said in a joint statement. “The announcement by the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) on 19 August 2026 that it would not pursue criminal investigations into this strike, without further explanation, is shameful,” it said. The incident in April 2024 sparked global outrage and renewed calls to ensure the safety of aid workers in Gaza. “Announcing this decision on World Humanitarian Day, while the world honoured the courage and sacrifice of humanitarians, was particularly egregious,” the joint statement added. Hind Rajab’s family says criminal probe attempt by Israel army to ‘justify’ killing The Israeli military acknowledged a series of errors at various levels of command, but a preliminary investigation concluded on Wednesday that there was no “reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct”. “Israel extends its condolences to the families of the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers… who tragically lost their lives under deeply regrettable circumstances,” Israel’s foreign ministry posted on X on Friday. It said the decision not to launch a criminal probe “was made by Israel’s independent military prosecution authorities on the basis of strict professional and legal considerations”. “We remain co...