Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong declares herself dissatisfied with Israel's explanations
April 6 () –
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia, Penny Wong, announced this Saturday that her country will appoint a special investigator to deal with the Israeli attack that cost the lives of seven workers of the NGO World Central Kitchen in Gaza and regretted that Israel's initial investigation, that described the attack as a “mistake”, indicates that the Israeli Government still does not understand the seriousness of the deaths of the aid workers, according to close sources.
“The Government will appoint a special advisor and we have asked the Israelis for their cooperation with this person. We want to have full confidence in terms of transparency and accountability regarding any type of investigation, and we will continue working to achieve this,” he said. the Foreign Minister in an appearance reported by the 'Sydney Morning Herald'.
Media sources indicate that both Wong and the Australian Defense Minister, Richard Marles, spoke last night with their Israeli counterparts, Israel Katz and Yoav Galant, to express their dissatisfaction with the results of the internal investigation of the Israeli Army, which was has resulted in the dismissal of two officers for breaking the rules of engagement.
Wong, in his appearance, did not refer to this conversation but did denounce that Israel “cannot cover up what happened or let it go,” because the deaths of the aid workers “are absolutely inexcusable and clear and practical measures are needed to ensure that these tragedies They are never repeated.”
Furthermore, the minister has reiterated that her Government has demanded that Israel “take appropriate measures against the individuals who have been responsible for these tragic events.”
Australia is the first country affected by the incident to take a measure of this caliber. Neither Canada, the United Kingdom nor Poland have announced similar decisions, nor has the United States.
