The IDF says it is investigating the reported death of a Doctors Without Borders worker in an airstrike in the central Gaza Strip last week.
MSF said that Hussam Al Loulou was killed on Tuesday, along with his wife and 28-year-old daughter, in a strike southwest of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
In response to a query, the IDF says the incident is being investigated by the General Staff Fact-Finding Assessment Mechanism, an independent military body responsible for investigating unusual incidents amid the war.
“The IDF is sorry for the harm caused to civilians and will continue to act in accordance with international law while using precautionary measures,” it says.
“The Hamas terror organization continues to exploit civilian buildings for terror purposes and uses civilians as human shields,” the military adds.
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