Sunak calls for investigation as British aid workers killed in Israeli air strike named
There was shock and anger on the streets of the British capital following the latest waves of attacks in Gaza by Israeli forces, including the killing of seven aid workers.
Medical workers in the UK – protesting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza – blockaded the London headquarters of Palantir, a software company that supplies technology to Israel’s military.
Sugar daddy wants a scapegoat
US Defence chief tells Israeli counterpart that killers of aid workers must be held ‘to account’
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said he “expressed his outrage” to Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over the killing of seven humanitarian aid workers – including a US citizen – in Gaza by Israeli forces.
Austin said he “stressed the need” to protect aid workers and Palestinian civilians in Gaza, and that he “urged” Gallant to ensure a speedy and transparent investigation into the killings, which have been described as likely “intentional” by a UN expert.
Israel must share the conclusion of its investigation publicly and “hold those responsible to account”, Austin said in a series of posts on social media.
Austin’s last post reiterated that the US – Israel’s staunchest supporter in the war on Gaza and main supplier of weapons – continues to support “Israel’s defence against a range of regional threats”.
I spoke to Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant today about our shared commitment to defeating Hamas and releasing hostages. I expressed my outrage at the Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid convoy that killed seven brave aid workers, including an…
— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) April 4, 2024
US pressed on accountability for Americans killed by Israeli forces
Journalists asked US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller to explain if previous Israeli investigations into the killings of Americans have led to accountability, in light of the killing of a US aid worker along with six of his World Central Kitchen colleagues.
Speaking to the killing of Palestinian American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May 2022, Miller said, “[Israel] did cooperate with our investigation that the US security coordinator conducted that concluded that gunfire from [Israeli army] positions was likely responsible for her tragic death.”
However Miller did not specify what, if any, accountability measures followed that investigation.
“We will make judgements on a case-by-case basis on whether that investigation was conducted fully and appropriately and led to appropriate outcomes and results,” he said.
Stalling tactics, hoping for the next atrocity to take the spot light. Likely betting on Iran striking back for the Damascus attack to divert attention.
Israel says report on aid-convoy attack will take weeks
The findings will be released to the public “in the coming weeks, as they become clear”, government spokesperson Raquela Karamson has said.
They're already directing the Israeli public attention away
‘No need to buy generators, gather food, withdraw money,’ army tells Israelis
An Israeli army spokesperson says there has been no change in guidelines for home front preparedness amid reports of a high military alert after Iran pledged revenge for Monday’s deadly attack on its consulate building in Damascus.
“There is no need to buy generators, gather food and withdraw money from ATMs,” Daniel Hagari wrote on X.
“As we have done until today, we will immediately update any change, should there be one, in an official and orderly manner.”
