Israeli military admits its troops killed UN worker in Gaza Strip

Israel’s military has admitted killing a United Nations (UN) worker with tank fire, having previously denied responsibility, in an incident in the Gaza Strip last month.
After a UN staff member was killed when a UN compound in Deir al-Balah was damaged on 19 March, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had not struck the site.
But the IDF said on Thursday that the initial findings of its investigation into the incident indicated its troops had in fact killed the UN worker after wrongly identifying the building as containing an “enemy presence”.
It said in a statement: “The building was struck due to assessed enemy presence and was not identified by the forces as a UN facility.”
These preliminary findings have been shared with the UN and the full conclusion will also be provided, it said.

Source: BBC | Language: English