Shameful: Canada, UK, Australia condemn Israel on aid workers' deaths

Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia jointly condemned Israel's decision to close its military investigation into a 2024 airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, describing the move as "shameful" in a statement released on Friday. The three nations expressed particular anger that Israel announced the decision on World Humanitarian Day, calling it "particularly egregious."

The diplomatic denunciation followed Israel's military prosecutor announcement on August 19, 2026, that no criminal charges would be pursued over the deadly April 1, 2024 strike. The attack hit a clearly marked convoy of World Central Kitchen vehicles delivering food in central Gaza, killing seven humanitarian workers. The victims included Canadian citizen Jacob Flickinger, a military veteran from Quebec; Australian citizen Zomi Frankcom; three British nationals, John Chapman, James Henderson, and James Kirby; a dual US-Canadian national; a Polish citizen; and a Palestinian driver.

In its statement explaining the decision to close the case, the Israel Defense Forces acknowledged "serious failures" in the process that led commanders to mistakenly identify the aid workers as...