WCK says IDF cannot investigate its own ‘failure’, demands independent probe

Aid charity World Central Kitchen demands an independent commission to investigate the killings of seven of its staff in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, saying the Israel Defense Forces “cannot credibly investigate its own failure.”

A WCK statement commends Israel on taking responsibility for the deadly attack and disciplinary action against those in command, but it claims that the IDF has “deployed deadly force without regard to its own protocols, chain of command and rules of engagement.”

“We demand the creation of an independent commission to investigate the killings of our WCK colleagues. The IDF cannot credibly investigate its own failure in Gaza,” the statement says.

Israel on Tuesday acknowledged mistakenly carrying out the airstrike and announced a short while ago that it will remove two senior officers from their roles and formally censure a number of other top commanders.