Evidence aid convoy targeted by IDF
There is mounting evidence IDF commanders knowingly targeted the food convoy in an attack that killed seven aid workers, amid fresh revelations about Israel’s use of AI in air strikes.
What we know: Global outrage has continued to grow over the attack, in which Australian Zomi Frankcom was killed (Politico);
Expert analysis indicates multiple precision strikes of the three destroyed vehicles, with at least one clearly marked with the food charity’s logo on its roof (CNN);
Munitions expert Chris Cobb-Smith said it was “hard to believe” the attack was an accident, claiming the drone that fired the fatal missiles would have been operated in conjunction with a surveillance drone, meaning the Israeli military would have had total visibility of the cars, including the charity’s logo;
IDF sources reportedly said the attack happened because “every commander sets the rules for himself” and there was an erroneous suspicion “that a terrorist was travelling with the convoy” (Haaretz);
Two of Australia’s leading international law experts said there were strong grounds to believe Israeli soldiers committed a war crime, but added a full investigation was needed to establish the facts (SMH);
It comes amid new testimony from six Israeli intelligence officers that the IDF bombing campaign uses an AI-powered database that has identified 37,000 potential targets (The Guardian);
The system can specify likely civilian deaths prior to attacks, with the military at times explicitly permitted to kill 15 or 20 civilians during air strikes on low-ranking militants;
At least 32,975 Palestinians have been killed during the Israeli siege, Gaza authorities report.
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