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While the White House doesn't want a 3rd party investigation, Australia is not so quick to accept the IDF's story.
Australia says Israeli information on death of aid worker ‘not sufficient’
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said that information from Israel about the death of an Australian aid worker during an air strike on Gaza was “not sufficient”.
After being briefed by Israeli authorities, Australia had “made clear that we have not yet received sufficient information to satisfy our expectations”, Wong told reporters in Adelaide after Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom was killed.
The Australian government has announced that it would appoint a special adviser to work with Israel to ensure “full confidence” in investigations into an air strike in Gaza that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers including an Australian.
“The government will appoint a special adviser, who we have requested the Israelis work with, so we can be advised about the appropriateness of the process,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.
Israel has dismissed two officers and formally reprimanded senior commanders after an inquiry into the strike that killed aid workers, including Australian Zomi Frankcom.
Wong described the dismissals as “necessary first steps” but said the information provided by Israel on the death of Frankcom and other aid workers was “not sufficient.”
Israeli drones fire tear gas at Al-Aqsa worshippers
Multiple Palestinian media and witnesses said that the Israeli drone strikes were aimed at forcing worshippers to leave the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after Laylat al-Qadr, one of the most important events on the Muslim calendar.
It was the second day in a row that Israeli troops fired tear gas at worshippers during this year’s Ramadan.
Israeli forces were also seen beating worshippers with batons, according to video clips posted online.
Israeli police arrest 16 worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque: Report
At least 16 people were arrested at dawn prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, according to the Times of Israel. The arrests took place during the Laylat al-Qadr, or the night of power, which is considered by Muslims to be the holiest night of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
Tensions have been running high at the site as Israeli authorities have denied entry to the mosque to the vast majority of Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank during Ramadan. Israel said children under 10, women over 50 and men over 55 of age would be allowed to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque if they have a valid permit. This slashes the already small percentage of those allowed to enter the site.
Israeli forces arrest at least 45 Palestinians in last 24 hours, prisoners society says
Many of those arrested were worshippers leaving Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem after Friday prayers, reports the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
Others were arrested in the occupied West Bank governorates of Hebron, Jenin, Nablus, Tubas, Ramallah and el-Bireh, Jericho, and Tulkarm, the group said, adding that three women were among those detained.
The latest arrests bring the total number of Palestinians detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since October 7 to 8,080, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, as part of what it called a “systematic arrest campaign”.
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