Exonerating murder: The IDF and World Central Kitchen killings |
The mortality rate of Gazans, journalists, medical staff and aid workers have been egregiously high since Israel’s military started its latest operation after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023.
The regularity of killings, largely by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), negates the claim that this is not a policy that should forego the rigours of international humanitarian law.
The killing by IDF drones of seven staff, working for World Central Kitchen, on April 1, 2024, is an illustration.
Members of the charity — three Britons, a dual US-Canadian national, a Pole, an Australian and a Palestinian — had unloaded humanitarian food supplies from Cyprus intended for residents in Gaza.
Their convoy, with the WCK logo prominently displayed on the vehicles, was travelling in a designated “deconflicted” zone, when it was attacked by three missiles fired from a Hermes 450 drone.
The charity had been coordinating its movements with the IDF.
On August 19, the IDF announced that “no reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct that would justify opening a criminal investigation or the taking of additional measures against any of those involved in the incident”. The case was closed.
The IDF spokesperson lauded the role of the spurious General Staff Fact-Finding and........