‘Shameful’: Canada, U.K., Australia rebuke Israel for decision on aid workers’ deaths
OTTAWA — Canada, Australia and the U.K.'s foreign ministries are denouncing Israel's decision not to pursue criminal charges over a military strike that killed humanitarian aid workers in 2024.
Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom have harshly criticized Israel's decision not to pursue criminal charges following a military strike that resulted in the deaths of humanitarian aid workers in Gaza in 2024. In a joint statement, the three countries' foreign ministries labeled Israel's decision as "shameful," expressing their disappointment and calling for justice and accountability for the victims and their families.
The announcement of the decision came on World Humanitarian Day, which the countries deemed "particularly egregious." Israel maintains that its military commanders mistook the aid workers for Hamas fighters and that their actions were not deemed suspicious of criminal wrongdoing. In April 2024, a convoy of World Central Kitchen vehicles was targeted in an airstrike, resulting in the deaths of seven aid workers, including Jacob Flickinger, a 33-year-old military veteran from Quebec. World Central Kitchen has urged for an independent investigation into the incident.
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