Australia Expresses Anger as Israel Drops World Central Kitchen Deaths Case

Australia expressed strong anger after Israel dropped the case into the April 2024 strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, including an Australian national. Canberra demanded accountability for the strike, which killed aid workers from Australia, Poland, the UK, and Gaza while they were delivering humanitarian supplies in coordination with the IDF. Israel had previously acknowledged the strike was a serious mistake but closing the case without criminal charges drew international condemnation.