Former head of the Army has condemned the use of “indiscriminate” violence by the Israeli military in Gaza.
General Lord Richard Dannatt commented on the attack which killed seven aid workers, including three Britons, in Gaza yesterday.
He said on GB News: “Given that charity workers and aid workers are giving their coordinates to the IDF, and the vehicles were marked as relief vehicles, it's very hard to conclude that this is anything other than deliberate.
“It may well have been a misguided deliberate action on the part of whatever operator was operating those missiles, but it's an absolute tragedy that shouldn't have happened.
“I'm afraid there's a wider point, which is rather indicative, but despite what the IDF is saying, is the too indiscriminate nature of the way that they're using violence in Gaza.”
In a discussion with Andrew Pierce and Bev Turner, he continued: “It's certainly contrary to all the norms of war and there are legal protections for humanitarian workers in conflict situations.
“Particularly given that their car, their vehicles were marked as vehicles, there really is no excuse at all.
“The IDF says, the Israelis say that they're going to have an inquiry and I think, given the scale of this tragedy, they must have an inquiry, it must be transparent. It must be rapid, and we must know what the answer is.
“If there were Israeli military people culpable of what they would call a mistake, then action must be taken against them.”
He added: “This kind of thing is just not acceptable. 196 aid workers we’re told have lost their lives, that frankly, over the last six months, is equally unacceptable.”
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