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  "id": 2429845,
  "title": "UK, Canada, Australia slam Israel ending probe into aid worker killings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/uk-canada-australia-slam-israel-ending-probe-into-aid-worker-killings-2429845",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T20:50:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/uk-canada-australia-slam-israel-ending-probe-into-aid-worker-killings/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UK, Canada, and Australia have condemned Israel's decision to close an investigation into the 2024 killing of seven aid workers in Gaza. According to Middle East Eye, the three countries described the decision as \"shameful\".\n\nThe aid workers, who were killed in a drone strike, included Australian Zomi Frankcom, three Britons, a dual US-Canadian national, a Pole, and a Palestinian, as reported by ABC News AU.\n\nThe Israeli military announced on August 19, 2026, that it would not pursue criminal investigations into the strike, which occurred on World Humanitarian Day, a fact noted by Middle East Eye.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "UK, Canada, Australia slam Israel ending probe into aid worker killings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/uk-canada-australia-slam-israel-ending-probe-into-aid-worker-killings",
        "published": "2026-08-21T15:30:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "UK, Canada, Australia slam Israel ending probe into aid worker killings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/uk-canada-australia-slam-israel-ending-probe-into-aid-worker-killings-2412100",
        "published": "2026-08-21T17:07:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "UK, Canada, Australia slam Israel ending probe into aid worker killings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/uk-canada-australia-slam-israel-ending-probe-into-aid-worker-killings-2410777",
        "published": "2026-08-21T17:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Western allies slam Israel for ending World Central Kitchen strike probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/western-allies-slam-israel-for-ending-world-central-kitchen-strike",
        "published": "2026-08-21T20:03:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "UK, Canada, Australia slam Israel ending probe into aid worker killings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/uk-canada-australia-slam-israel-ending-probe-into-aid-worker-killings-2432762",
        "published": "2026-08-21T21:02:57.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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