Israeli army says it dismissed two officers over aid convoy strike

[Donkees]

The Israeli military says it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers on a food-delivery mission, saying they had mishandled critical information and violated the army’s rules of engagement.

The findings of a retired general’s investigation into the Monday killings marked an embarrassing admission by Israel, which faces growing accusations from key allies, including the US, of not doing enough to protect Gaza’s civilians from its war with Hamas.

“It’s a tragedy,” the military’s spokesman Daniel Hagari, told reporters. “It’s a serious event that we are responsible for and it shouldn’t have happened and we will make sure that it won’t happen again.”

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/5/israels-war-on-gaza-live-biden-presses-israel-for-immediate-ceasefire

[Donkees]

1. The officers were convinced that the scene resembled previous Hamas seizing aid attempts

The officers were convinced that the scene they had witnessed resembled previous attempts by Hamas militants to seize humanitarian aid in Gaza, the officials said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/world/middleeast/israel-military-world-central-kitchen-strike.html

[Donkees]

4. Here are more details on the measures that will be taken following the investigation:

Two Israeli commanders reprimanded, two officers dismissed: Israeli army
Here are more details on the measures that will be taken following the investigation, according to the Israeli army’s statement:

-The brigade fire support commander, an officer with the rank of major, will be dismissed from his position;
-The brigade chief of staff, an officer with the rank of colonel in reserve, will be dismissed from his position;
-The brigade commander and the 162nd Division commander will be formally reprimanded;
-The Israeli army’s Chief of Staff decided to formally reprimand the commander of the Southern Command for his overall responsibility for the incident.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/5/israels-war-on-gaza-live-biden-presses-israel-for-immediate-ceasefire

[marble falls]

18. Nice deflection from the true culprits. And only hand slaps. Your tax dollars at work. Bibi is a disgrace ...

... and so is the trigger happy IDF. IDF is the best recruiter the murdering Hamas bastards have.

[enid602]

27. Names, phoyos

No names, photos of the disgraced officers?

[ecstatic]

2. Are they supplying aid in the meantime?

Watch what they do, not what they say.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. World Central Kitchen has left, taking their supplies with them. There's no one to deliver them, which was already tough

[malaise]

5. THIS

Rec

[Beastly Boy]

9. Yes

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143221069

[ecstatic]

13. Still just a statement without actual actions

Potentially more gaslighting. "We'll get right on that, sir!"

Even if they follow through with their words, there will need to be humanitarian groups that are willing to go back in knowing that they could also end up slaughtered.

While waiting for a humanitarian group or foreign military to resume aid delivery, Israel could be delivering aid themselves. I truly hope they are already delivering aid themselves because otherwise it just furthers the narrative that they are intentionally killing aid workers.

Thanks for sharing that update though.

[Beastly Boy]

15. This was approved by the israeli government security council

A meeting of the security cabinet late on Thursday approved immediate steps to increase humanitarian aid to the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, a statement said.

In addition to reopening the Erez crossing point, which has been closed since it was destroyed during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the security cabinet also approved increasing Jordanian aid through the Kerem Shalom crossing point, the statement said.

The move was welcomed by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who said the impact of the move would have to be measured in an improved situation on the ground in Gaza, where aid agencies have warned of an increasing risk of famine.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-795545

The Israeli port of Ashdod, five miles away from the Erez crossing, will be opened for aid deliveries too.

[TheCynic56]

23. Day late, dollar short, but hey, better than never!

After Biden's call, Netanyahu's right wing nutbags had the meeting.

[Beastly Boy]

24. Yep, better than doing the same thing over and over gain and expecting different results.

Netanyahu's government already made history - the worst government in the country's history. Moving on from this benchmark, it's past time to start doing things differently.

[GreenWave]

6. So they had several days to get the story straight?

And where are the criminal prosecutions in this?

[Donkees]

7. They haven't mentioned prosecutions ...

What we’re not seeing in the report is whether there are going to be any legal prosecutions against the [dismissed military officials.]

That might come in the future, but it’s certainly not contained in the report.

What we’re getting is dismissals and military reprimands. But that’s not necessarily justice for the family and friends of the people who died.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/5/israels-war-on-gaza-live-biden-presses-israel-for-immediate-ceasefire

[Goddessartist]

8. There will be no

repercussions. In private, they're applauded, I'd guess.

[Lonestarblue]

11. My thoughts exactly. They took the fall for Bibi's orders to prevent aid distribution.

They’ll be rewarded later when no one is paying attention, though in reality a majority of Israelis favor starving Palestinians (at least according to Ruth Marcus in the Post after her recent visit to Israel).

[Beastly Boy]

12. Dismissing a colonel and a major just two days after the incident, among other measures,

sounds like serious and speedy repercussions to me.

And there is no purpose to guessing what happens in private.

[BuddhaGirl]

25. Yep, just window dressing

This isn't justice....shame on the IDF!

[TheProle]

28. Beats Hamas leaders

Publicly praising their troops’ war crimes, I reckon.

[ecstatic]

14. A prosecution would mean a trial where people are testifying under oath.

Topics would include who gave the order and why.

[NutmegYankee]

16. Hard to see how there would be criminal charges.

A fuck up is a fuck up. War crimes charges require mens rea.

[Autumn]

10. Even though the aid workers were in contact with them. Sure Jan.

[Crunchy Frog]

17. How about war crimes trials?

[Nanjeanne]

19. Oh well that settles it. My bad. Now proceed with killing as long as it's not foreign nationals.

[Chakaconcarne]

20. Yep... that solves and makes the problem go away. SMH

[Ping Tung]

21. Get back to us when Bibi is in the dock at the ICC for war crimes.

[BannonsLiver]

22. I'm glad those who were responsible were held accountable.

[Blue Idaho]

26. To be reinstated

At a later date after the story blows over.