The Israeli army said on Friday, “The targeting of employees of the World Central Kitchen organization resulted from a defect and error in identification and decision-making in violation of open-fire orders.”

The Israeli army claimed, in an investigation into the incident, that the commander mistakenly assumed that Hamas militants were inside the vehicle. According to him.

The Israeli army confirmed that it had been decided to remove a support commander with the rank of major and an officer with the rank of colonel, noting that it had reprimanded senior officers, including the commander of the Southern Command, because of his overall responsibility for the incident.

He said: “The results of the internal investigation show that the incident targeting the international kitchen team could have been prevented.”

In turn, the Central World Kitchen organization called for the establishment of an independent committee to investigate the killing of its employees in Gaza.

She said: "The Israeli army failed to justify shooting at our convoy."

Last Monday, the Israeli occupation bombed the vehicle of the World Central Kitchen organization and killed 7 of its employees.