DUBAI, Friday, April 5, 2024 (WAFA) - Aid charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) has demanded an independent commission to investigate the killings of its staff in an Israeli airstrike this week in Gaza, saying the Israeli military could not credibly investigate its own "failure".

The aid workers were killed on Monday when their convoy was hit by an Israeli strike shortly after they oversaw the unloading of 100 tons of food aid brought to Gaza by sea.

"Without systemic change, there will be more military failures, more apologies and more grieving families," according to a statement published by WCK.

WCK founder and celebrity chef Jose Andres has said the Israeli attack had targeted his workers "systematically, car by car."

"This was a military attack that involved multiple strikes and targeted three WCK vehicles," the food charity said, adding it has asked the Israeli government to preserve all evidence on the attack.

"The U.S. must do more to tell Prime Minister Netanyahu this war needs to end now," the organization’s founder and celebrity chef José Andrés told Reuters, as he questioned the White House’s decision to aid Gaza while arming Israel.

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