‘Not good enough’: Australia’s PM slams Israel’s explanation for aid workers’ deaths
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has slammed Israel’s explanation for the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza as “not good enough”, as outrage over the attack continues to reverberate globally.
“We need to have accountability for how it has occurred, and what is not good enough is the statements that have been made, including that this is just a product of war,” Albanese said during a news conference in Sydney.
Australian woman Zomi Frankcom was one of seven employees of World Central Kitchen (WCK) who were killed on Monday when their convoy was hit in an Israeli air strike in central Gaza.
WCK CEO Jose Andres said in an interview that the Israeli military had targeted his employees “systematically, car by car”.
‘Australia is enabling genocide’: Protesters gather outside Australian Department of Foreign Affairs
A demonstrator holds a sign saying ‘Albanese blood on your hands’ at a protest outside the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) building in Sydney on Thursday
The protest was organised in response to the recent killings of aid workers and the destruction of Al-Shifa Hospital. The protesters also called for an end to arms sales to Israel.
Trudeau says Israel’s killing of Canadian aid worker ‘unacceptable’
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the killing of Canadian aid worker Jacob Flickinger by Israeli forces in Gaza was “absolutely unacceptable”.
Trudeau said the Canadian – one of seven staff members of the World Central Kitchen aid group who were killed in an air strike – died “while delivering food to civilians in need”.
“At a time when humanitarian aid is so urgently needed in Gaza, Israel has an obligation to ensure the safety of aid workers,” Trudeau said in a post on social media. “The world – and [Flickinger’s] loved ones – deserves an explanation as to how this happened,” he added.
My thoughts are with the family of Jacob Flickinger, a Canadian citizen who was among those killed in an Israeli airstrike on an aid vehicle. Killed while delivering food to civilians in need, his death is absolutely unacceptable.
At a time when humanitarian aid is so urgently…
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) April 4, 2024
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