Australia's overseas curate has said she is "outraged" implicit an Israeli authorities determination not to prosecute those liable for the decease of assistance idiosyncratic Zomi Frankcom, who was killed successful an IDF strike.
Frankcom was an Australian assistance idiosyncratic with World Central Kitchen who was killed successful Gaza with six different colleagues by an Israeli airstrike successful April 2024.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the determination "falls acold abbreviated of the accountability we expect" and that she would telephone successful the Israeli ambassador.
Australia would proceed pressing Israel "for justness for Zomi and her colleagues", she said successful a connection connected Thursday.
Wong said the Australian authorities had learned of Israel's determination precocious connected Wednesday night, adding that the result was "especially insulting" arsenic it occurred connected World Humanitarian Day.
"This is contempt Israel Defense Forces admissions that the IDF strikes connected Zomi and her colleagues' vehicles were the effect of superior failures to travel IDF procedures, mistaken recognition and errors successful decision-making," she said.
"This determination falls acold abbreviated of the accountability we expect."
Wong said the authorities would proceed pressing Israel "for justness for Zomi and her colleagues".
"I volition telephone successful Israel's Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman and person directed Australia's Ambassador to Israel to convey our views straight to Israel arsenic the Australian Government considers adjacent steps."
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