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Live: Wong outraged, ambassador called in after IDF soldiers cleared over Australian's death
Penny Wong says Australia is "outraged" Israel Defense Forces personnel involved in a strike that killed humanitarian worker Zomi Frankcom have been cleared.
World Central Kitchen has rejected the Israeli military's account of the strike that killed seven of its colleagues, including Australian woman Zomi Frankcom, saying it's "deeply offensive".
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have cleared soldiers who were involved in the strike on the humanitarian convoy in April 2024.
The IDF said there were serious failures that led soldiers to falsely identify a Hamas fighter was travelling in the convoy.
However, it was concluded the IDF commanders' decisions "did not raise reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct".
Australian politics live: Penny Wong says government ‘outraged’ and will call in Israel ambassador over IDF decision not to investigate Frankcom killing
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The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says the government is âoutragedâ over the decision by the Israel Defense Forces not to pursue a criminal investigation into the strike on an aid convoy in 2024 that killed seven people, including Australian Zomi Frankcom.
In a statement issued this morning Wong says it falls âfar short of the accountability we expectâ and she will call in Israelâs ambassador to Australia, Hillel Newman, and has âdirected Australiaâs ambassador to Israel [Neil Hawkins] to convey our views directly to Israel as the Australian government considers next stepsâ.
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Zomi Frankcom: Australia 'outraged' after Israeli decision not to prosecute over killing of aid worker in Gaza
Australia's foreign minister has said she is "outraged" over an Israeli government decision not to prosecute those responsible for the death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom, who was killed in an IDF strike.
Frankcom was an Australian aid worker with World Central Kitchen who was killed in Gaza with six other colleagues by an Israeli airstrike in April 2024.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the decision "falls far short of the accountability we expect" and that she would call in the Israeli ambassador.
Australia would continue pressing Israel "for justice for Zomi and her colleagues", she said in a statement on Thursday.
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