Family of Australian aid worker killed in Israeli airstrike back war crimes investigation

Melbourne-born Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom, together with six different worldwide help employees, was killed in Central Gaza whereas working with the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity.

A preliminary investigation by the Israeli Defence Forces mentioned the lethal airstrike on a convoy of employees charity was because of a “misidentification”.

The household of Frankcom instructed The Sydney Morning Herald they backed an investigation into whether or not the Israeli troops chargeable for her demise needs to be charged with battle crimes.

“It ought to by no means have occurred,” Frankcom’s brother, Mal, and different relations mentioned of the Israeli drone strike that killed her.

The opposite help employees killed included three British residents, a Polish citizen, and a Canadian-American twin citizen.

There our bodies had been transported out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt on Wednesday forward of their repatriation, Egypt’s state-run Qahera TV reported.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about their deaths.

“I expressed Australia’s anger and concern on the demise of Zomi Frankcom,” Albanese mentioned yesterday.

“That is somebody who was volunteering abroad to offer help by this charity. That is utterly unacceptable.”

He mentioned there was a “robust want” for a clear investigation into what led to the airstrike.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is coming below strain to cease promoting army provides to Israel within the wake of the help employees’ deaths.

“Israel has each the intention and the power to adjust to worldwide humanitarian regulation. I’ve made that very clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu every time I’ve spoken to him.

“There have been too many civilian deaths in Gaza.”

In an announcement, US President Joe Biden mentioned he is outraged and heartbroken by the deaths of help employees, and Israel has not performed sufficient to guard them.