‘Shameful’: Canada, U.K., Australia rebuke Israel for decision on aid workers’ deaths
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OTTAWA — Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom denounced on Friday Israel’s decision not to pursue criminal charges over a military strike that killed a convoy of humanitarian aid workers in 2024.
The strike killed seven aid workers, including three British nationals, an Australian and a dual U.S. and Canadian national, who were all working for the U.S.-based World Central Kitchen organization at the time. A Palestinian and a Polish national were also killed in the blast.
A joint statement issued Friday by the foreign ministries of Canada, Australia and the U.K., said the decision by Israel’s military prosecutor against a criminal investigation into the deadly strike, without offering further explanation, is “shameful.”
“Announcing this decision on World Humanitarian Day, while the world honoured the courage and sacrifice of humanitarians, was particularly egregious. This decision is both too little and too late,” the joint statement said.
