US urges swift probe of alleged IDF strike that killed 4 foreign aid workers

By Jacob Magid

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2 April 2024, 5:52 am 4 Edit

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

A man holds up the blood-stained passports of three foreign aid workers killed in an alleged Israeli strike in Gaza on the night of April 1, 2024 (Video screenshot/X)

The US calls on Israel to swiftly probe the reported IDF strike that killed at least four foreign aid workers in central Gaza earlier tonight.

White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson says in a statement that the US is “heartbroken and deeply troubled” by the incident in which World Central Kitchen staffers were killed.

“Humanitarian aid workers must be protected as they deliver aid that is desperately needed,” Watson says.

The US has for months urged Israel to put in place better deconfliction measures.