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An Israeli inquiry into the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza this week found serious errors and breaches of procedure by the military, with the result that two officers have been dismissed and senior commanders formally reprimanded.

The inquiry found Israeli forces mistakenly believed they were attacking Hamas gunmen when drone strikes hit the three vehicles of the World Central Kitchen aid group late on Monday night, and that standard procedures had been violated.

"The strike on the aid vehicles is a grave mistake stemming from a serious failure due to a mistaken identification, errors in decision-making, and an attack contrary to the Standard Operating Procedures," the military said in a statement issued on Friday.

The killing of the seven aid workers, who included citizens of Britain, Australia and Poland, a dual U.S. Canadian national and a Palestinian colleague, triggered global outrage this week.

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 7 months ago (1 children)

One vehicle could be a mistake. Three vehicles spread over kilometers that were coordinating with the IDF cannot be a mistake.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

It’s kinda funny that, like Russia, this invasion is just showing how a an ‘elite’, ‘gold-standard’, ‘most-moral’ military in the world is simply incompetent at actually running a war.

Given individual missions, soldiers can shoot their way in and out but they can’t handle communication between units.

I have to imagine the groups coordinating the safe passage of aid trucks are either shitting all over the missile teams in the post-op briefings or filled with absolute dumbasses.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

Or communication isn't the issue and the IDF is full of people who have been taught that the end justifies the means.

The vast number of aid workers and journalists killed is a good sign that communication and target misidentification isn't the problem. The IDF is fine with killing anyone who they see as getting in the way.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

I think the original commenter's point was that this was most likely planned. So, not that Israel is incompetent but Isreal is purposefully targeting trucks giving aid.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

It's not incompetence.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 7 months ago (3 children)

They're just sorry they got caught

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

You mean scapegoated because this was very much intentional and came from the top? Yeah, I hate when that happens. Genocidal fucks.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

They thought they were killing brown people.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Not that sorry though.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Here we go... trying to save face by sacrificing individuals

[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Honestly it wouldn't surprise me to find out it's all a lie and nothing has happened to anyone over this.

Just Bibi trying to cover his nazi, new holocaust tracks.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Honestly it wouldn’t surprise me to find out it’s all a lie and nothing has happened to anyone over this.

This is the most likely I'd say.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 7 months ago

Two dismissals and some reprimands for such an obvious warcrime? Seriously?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They believed they were attacking Hamas gunmen...who were driving in a van that said "World Central Kitchen" on the roof? Pardon me if that does not seem like the most believable thing.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They can say it was at night so they couldn't read the logo or whatever. Regardless, the command structure that allowed this blindfolded and earplugged strike, where command authorities aren't informed of the coordination between aid groups and the IDF contacts extends beyond just the people fired and reprimanded.

Their excuses for these types of mistakes indicate a structured campaign of indiscriminate murder.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago

Fuck Israel.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Really, reuters? A "grave" error?

Seriously?

Are we a joke to you?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They're quoting their sources dude

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

We're a joke to them and their sources.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

What do you think the term "grave error" comes from?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I don't think Israel believes putting Palestinians in graves is an error.