Netanyahu admits Israel 'unintentionally' killed Gaza aid workers: 'It happens in war'

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday admitted that its armed forces killed seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza, claiming that the strike was unintentional.P)..

"Unfortunately, in the last day there was a tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people in the Gaza Strip," Netanyahu said as he left the hospital after a hernia operation..

The aid workers were killed in a deadly strike in the Gaza Strip as they unloaded desperately needed aid brought by sea to the war-torn territory..

World Central Kitchen, one of the NGOs spearheading the aid efforts, suspended the operations in Gaza after their seven staff members were killed in the strike..

The food charity, founded by celebrity chef Jos Andrs, said a "targeted Israeli strike" killed Australian, British, Palestinian, Polish and US-Canadian staff...