'Not sorry': Israeli officer who killed international aid workers in Gaza justifies strike

'Not sorry': Israeli officer who killed international aid workers in Gaza justifies strike Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 08/28/2026 - 08:59 Colonel Nochi Mendel ordered the attack on World Central Kitchen workers, which killed Palestinian, British, Australian, Canadian and Polish nationals The aftermath of an Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on 2 April, 2024 (AFP) Off The Israeli army officer who ordered a drone strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers in Gaza has said he is “not sorry” for the attack. Colonel Nochi Mendel, who commanded the operation, told Australia’s ABC public broadcaster that he stood by the decision to strike the aid convoy on 1 April 2024. The seven workers killed included Palestinian , British , Australian, Canadian and Polish nationals.