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FILE - Destroyed buildings are seen in the Gaza Strip from southern Israel, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. In Israel's drive to destroy Hamas, some rights groups and aid workers say Israel seems to have given itself wide leeway to determine what is a target and how many civilian deaths it allows as collateral damage. Israel says it's targeting Hamas and blames the civilian death toll on militants operating among the population. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Israel says its strike that killed aid workers was a mistake. Rights groups say it was no anomaly

The Israeli military says two basic mistakes led to the series of drone strikes that killed seven staffers from the World Central Kitchen charity

By LEE KEATH
Published - Apr 06, 2024, 01:23 AM ET
Last Updated - Apr 06, 2024, 01:23 AM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — Two basic mistakes, according to the Israeli military. First, an officer overlooked a message detailing the vehicles in the convoy. Second, a spotter saw something in one car – possibly a bag – that he thought was a weapon. Officials say the result was the series of Israeli drone strikes that killed seven aid workers on a dark Gaza road.

The Israeli military has described the deadly strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy as a tragic error. Its explanation raises the question: If that's the case, how often has Israel made such mistakes in its 6-month-old offensive in Gaza?

Rights groups and aid workers say Monday night’s mistake was hardly an anomaly. They say the wider problem is not violations of the military’s rules of engagement but the rules themselves.

In Israel’s drive to destroy Hamas after its Oct. 7 attacks, the rights groups and aid workers say, the military seems to have given itself wide leeway to determine what is a target and how many civilian deaths it allows as “collateral damage.”

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