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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: 2 Israeli Officers Are Dismissed Over Drone Strikes on Aid Workers in Gaza
Caption: 2 Israeli Officers Are Dismissed Over Drone Strikes on Aid Workers in Gaza. Seven World Central Kitchen workers were killed by Israel's airstrikes in Gaza on April 1, AP reports. The strikes were condemned by some of the nation's closest allies, including President Joe Biden. "Israel has not done enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed help to civilians." "The United States has repeatedly urged Israel to deconflict their military operations against Hamas with humanitarian operations, in order to avoid civilian casualties.", President Joe Biden, via statement. On April 5, the Israeli military announced that two officers in connection with the incident have been dismissed. Three other officers have been reprimanded. The Israeli military determined that each of the officers "mishandled critical information and violated the army's rules of engagement," AP reports. "It's a tragedy." "It's a serious event that we are responsible for and it shouldn't have happened and we will make sure that it won't happen again.", Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israeli military, via statement. World Central Kitchen referred to the probe and disciplinary actions as "important steps forward,". but called out the army for failing to follow its own protocols. "Without systemic change, there will be more military failures, more apologies and more grieving families.", World Central Kitchen, via statement. Nearly a third of the people in Gaza are facing starvation, AP reports. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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