including: an aid coordination plan not being shared widely with its operational forces. the report found the suspicion that an armed man was in one of the vehicles didn tjustify the attack. and that the attack shouldn t have continued after the first vehicle in the convoy was struck. two idf officers have been sacked, and others disciplined. the incident has led to worldwide condemnation. here the foreign secretary lord cameron said israel must follow up this report with a wholly independent review . in response to the criticism, israel said it will open up more aid routes. tonight we look at the humanitarian situation in gaza, and we ll have analysis from our international editorjeremy bowen injerusalem. first, here s lucy williamson. israel says hamas gunmen often pose as aid workers. not this time. its army today said the killing of seven aid workers in air strikes this week was a grave mistake. due to mistaken identification, errors in decision making, and a serious vio
for the first time since the start of the israel gaza war, israel will temporarily reopen the erez crossing in northern gaza. ashdod port will also be opened for humanitarian deliveries. and more aid trucks from jordan will be allowed to cross israel to gaza. the call between mr biden and mr netanyahu was their first since an israeli air strike killed seven international aid workers from the charity group world central kitchen, sparking international outrage. the white house is urging israel to allow a dramatic increase of aid into gaza within hours or days. sean dilley reports. in the heart of the white house, a phone call with israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and a clear message from the us president that his patience is running low. joe biden told his counterpart that israel must do more immediately to protect civilians and aid workers in gaza, if he wants american support to continue. it s no secret that tensions between the two leaders have been bubbling
it says those who approved the strike were convinced they were targeting hamas operatives. the strikes on the three vehicles were carried out in serious violation of standard operation procedure and that the brigade chief of staff, an officer with the rank of colonel in reserve, and the brigade fire support commander with the rank of major will be dismissed from their positions. the strikes this week left seven aid workers dead, three of them british. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has been monitoring today s events and gave us the latest. the investigation s findings are stark this should never have happened. monday s devastating attack, a combination of mistaken identification and bad decision making. the israeli army has been giving more details about what they say happened on monday night. they say about half an hour after the convoy left the pier near gaza city, a gunman was seen boarding one of the aid trucks. after the aid arrived at its destination in de
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