LONDON, 22 August. - (ANA) - Britain, Canada, and Australia on Friday condemned as "shameful" Israel's decision to close an investigation into the deaths 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 [Israeli army] on 19 August 2026 that it would not pursue criminal investigations into this strike, without further explanation, is shameful," it said.   - (ANA) -

 

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