Irish Examiner view: Immediate end of Gaza conflict is only option

People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.  Picture: Kareem Hana/AP

Every time the conflict in Gaza seems to have reached a nadir of sorts, a new low is reached — though “a new low in Israel’s prosecution of the conflict” would be a more accurate reflection of the latest developments.

This week, seven aid workers — including Australian, Polish, and British citizens — in an aid convoy were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. They were working for World Central Kitchen, an organisation which has delivered over 42m meals in Gaza over 175 days. The response has been one of outrage: The British and Australian governments have summoned the Israeli ambassadors to those countries, seeking explanations for these killings.