the israeli military has sacked two senior officers after the air strikes on a convoy in gaza this week which left seven aid workers dead three of them british. israel has now given its first detailed account about how and why it carried out the attack. it says its drone operators wrongly assumed hamas fighters had taken over the convoy in a serious violation of procedures. meanwhile, the israeli government is now opening up new routes for aid deliveries into gaza the erez crossing here in the north, and also the port of ashdod in israel. it follows a warning from us presidentjoe biden that israel must do more to help civilians in gaza. here s our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. the investigation s finding starstart, it should never have happened. the devastating attack on monday, a combination of mistaken identification and bad decision making. the israeli army has been given more details about what they say happened on monday night been giving. half an hour afte
who they were and where they were and they were targeted as they were leaving, after they dropped the food aid at a known humanitarian warehouse. they were chased down, in a sense, after the first vehicle was hit. people fled from that vehicle and they were targeted again. the idf continued firing on trucks that were clearly marked with the bright logo of the world central kitchen. they continued firing until all aid workers were dead. israel claims it was a tragic accident and i think there needs to be an independent investigation. if it is a tragic accident, as they claim, then i think the idf is inept and incompetent and i think israel owes the families and the world an explanation. do you accept that explanation they have given so far that they say, that it was a mistake? i think that is a joke. they say it to protect themself. but, i mean, you know, i think it was meant. they wanted to do it, in a way that they want to keep on starving refugees out there. when you heard
7 international aid workers from the charity group world central kitchen, sparking international outrage. the white house is urging israel to allow a dramatic increase of aid into gaza within hours or days. sean dilley reports. in the heart of the white house, a phone call with israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu and a clear message from the us president that he is patience is running low. joe biden told his counterpart that israel must do more immediately to protect civilians and aid workers in gaza if he wants american support to continue. it is no secret that tensions between the two leaders have been bubbling for quite some time. the us is israel s most powerful ally. the us is israel s most powerfulally. in the us is israel s most powerful ally. in his hardest criticism yet, joe biden called the growing humanitarian crisis unacceptable said he expects benjamin netanyahu to take steps towards an immediate ceasefire. steps towards an immediate ceasefire- steps to
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officers were wounded. state media is also reporting that a russian orthodox priest was killed in the attacks. the assailants have not been identified, but dagestan has in the past been the scene of islamist attacks. i m joined now by robert english, director of central european studies at the university of southern california, who specialises in the politics of russia. i want to get your thoughts in the fact that the russian investigative committee said it launched an investigation into acts of terror. what does that tell us? mat investigation into acts of terror. what does that tell us?- investigation into acts of terror. what does that tell us? not a great deal what does that tell us? not a great deal. it what does that tell us? not a great deal- it tells what does that tell us? not a great deal. it tells us what does that tell us? not a great deal. it tells us we what does that tell us? not a great deal. it tells us we have what does that tell us? not a great deal