UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel for refusing criminal probe into aid worker killings in Gaza - BBC News

Seven World Central Kitchen workers were killed in the Israeli strike on their convoy in 2024.

Image source, World Central KitchenImage caption, Seven World Central Kitchen humanitarian workers were killed in Israeli strikes in April 2024

The UK, Canada and Australia have described as "shameful" Israel's decision not to launch a criminal investigation into strikes on a World Central Kitchen (WCK) convoy in Gaza in 2024, which killed seven humanitarian workers.

The victims were three British nationals, a Pole, an Australian, a Canadian and a dual US-Canadian citizen.

A joint statement by the three foreign ministries said: "The victims of this incident and their families deserve justice and accountability, and we will continue to seek answers on their behalf."

Earlier, Israel's ambassador to Australia, Hillel Newman, defended the decision, saying "there was no criminal intention" and therefore "no criminal responsibility".