IDF Chief Apologizes for Airstrike that Killed Seven Aid Workers: ‘This Incident Was a Grave Mistake’

HALEVI Last night seven ░░░░░░░░ of the World Central ░░░░░░░░ where killed WCK is ░░░░░░░░ organization whose people work ░░░░░░░░ the globe including in ░░░░░░░░ to do good in ░░░░░░░░ conditions The IDF works ░░░░░░░░ closely with the World ░░░░░░░░ Kitchen and greatly appreciates ░░░░░░░░ important work that they ░░░░░░░░ The IDF completed a ░░░░░░░░ debrief I want to ░░░░░░░░ very clear the strike ░░░░░░░░ not carried out with ░░░░░░░░ intention of harming WCK ░░░░░░░░ workers It was a ░░░░░░░░ that followed a misidentification ░░░░░░░░ night during a war ░░░░░░░░ very complex conditions it ░░░░░░░░ t have happened The ░░░░░░░░ findings were just presented ░░░░░░░░ me here in the ░░░░░░░░ Command I also visited ░░░░░░░░ new Humanitarian Command Center ░░░░░░░░ we established today to ░░░░░░░░ the way we coordinate ░░░░░░░░ distribution in Gaza We ░░░░░░░░ continue taking immediate actions ░░░░░░░░ ensure that more is ░░░░░░░░ to protect humanitarian aid ░░░░░░░░ This incident was a ░░░░░░░░ mistake Israel is at ░░░░░░░░ war with Hamas not ░░░░░░░░ the people of Gaza ░░░░░░░░ are sorry for the ░░░░░░░░ harm to the members ░░░░░░░░ WCK We share in ░░░░░░░░ grief of their families ░░░░░░░░ well as the entire ░░░░░░░░ Central Kitchen Organization from ░░░░░░░░ bottom of our hearts ░░░░░░░░ independent body will investigate ░░░░░░░░ incident thoroughly we will ░░░░░░░░ it in the next ░░░░░░░░ days we will learn ░░░░░░░░ the conclusions and implement ░░░░░░░░ immediately We will share ░░░░░░░░ full transparency the findings ░░░░░░░░ the investigation with the ░░░░░░░░ Central Kitchen and other ░░░░░░░░ relevant organizations We see ░░░░░░░░ importance in the continued ░░░░░░░░ of humanitarian aid and ░░░░░░░░ will keep working to ░░░░░░░░ this vital effort.”