IDF: Strike on aid convoy was 'grave mistake,' 2 senior officers fired for 'serious violation'

April 5 (UPI) -- Israel's airstrike on a World Central Kitchen food aid convoy in Gaza killing seven humanitarian workers was carried out because a military commander thought two Hamas gunmen were aboard, the country's military said Friday as it released the findings of an investigation.

But the probe, led by retired Israel Defense Forces chief Maj. Gen. Yoav Har-Even, said the attack on the three vehicles was a "serious violation" of the command structure and Standard Operation Procedures and should never have happened, IDF said in a news release.

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