Foreign Minister Penny Wong calls for clarity from Israel regarding the investigation of the IDF strike on aid workers, stating that the government has yet to receive the findings. She emphasizes the need for added assurance from Israel and questions the sufficiency of the IDF's actions in standing down two officers involved in the attack.
' Australia ns expect confidence in this process': Penny Wong demands clarity from Israel over probe of IDF strike on aid workers , says govt yet to receive findings
Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong reiterated Australia's expectation of proof Israel was in observance of international military law. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman The Foreign Minister stressed it was “demonstrably” clear Israel had not observed principles of war given it targeted a clearly marked aid vehicle and said its initial responses to the situation suggested it had not appreciated the gravity of attacking humanitarian workers in a warzone.
Palestinians standing next to a vehicle in Deir Al-Balah, where employees from the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike. Picture: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto “It’s also why the government will appoint a special advisor so we can be advised about the appropriateness of the process.” IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the soldiers conducted the strikes"without any awareness these were in fact WCK vehicles", adding surveillance in the sky could not pick up the clear marking of the charity logo on the car's roof.
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