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The strike on 1 April killed charity workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) from Australia, Canada, Poland, the UK and the US, as well as their Palestinian colleague.

The review, released on Friday, concluded that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) failed to follow procedures and made identification and decision-making errors.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the Australian government would "press for full accountability" for those responsible for the incident, "including any appropriate criminal charges".

"The military advocate general of Israel is still to decide on further action," she said in a statement on Friday.

The IDF had launched an internal investigation amid intense international pressure and sacked senior officers after acknowledging that the strike was a "serious failure" and a "grave mistake".

The charity's team had been authorised by the Israeli military to help transfer aid supplies from the coast to a warehouse. The convoy was hit in the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah when drone operators did not follow rules and thought WCK's cars were carrying Hamas gunmen, the IDF's inquiry said.

WCK founder José Andrés had accused Israeli forces of targeting his aid workers "systematically, car by car".

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Exactly, and in the months that have passed nobody's been held accountable, so the Israeli government is saying it's fine to target aid convoys.