DeLauro Statement on Israeli Government Refusing to Investigate Deaths of Humanitarian Aid Workers in Gaza

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement in response to news that the Israeli military is refusing to investigate an April 2024 attack that killed 7 humanitarian aid workers in Gaza:

"The Israeli government's decision not to investigate the strike that killed seven humanitarian aid workers, including staff from World Central Kitchen, is a miscarriage of justice that exemplifies how Prime Minister Netanyahu's government has waged this war, causing maximum destruction in Gaza with minimal accountability. Gaza has only recently recovered from a state of famine, with 200,000 people still classified as experiencing emergency food conditions. Humanitarian aid workers must be certain of their safety in order to do their jobs and help alleviate this crisis, but Israel's refusal to properly investigate this attack undermines that trust. Israel's indiscriminate attacks in Gaza must end, and Israeli personnel who are involved in these attacks must be held accountable."