Australia Summons Israeli Ambassador After Military Clears Soldiers Over Aid Worker's Death
Sourced from 4 publications
- •Australia summoned the Israeli ambassador after Israel's military cleared soldiers of criminal responsibility for the 2024 killing of aid worker Zomi Frankcom.
- •Frankcom was killed in a triple drone strike on a World Central Kitchen humanitarian convoy in Gaza.
- •Foreign Minister Penny Wong condemned the decision as 'insulting' and declared Australia 'outraged.'
- •The original strike killed seven aid workers from multiple countries and prompted Israel to acknowledge targeting errors.
- •Australia is now deliberating further diplomatic steps beyond the ambassador summons.
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