Israel dismisses two officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza

The army said it initially hit one car. As people scrambled away into a second car, it hit that vehicle as well. It did the same thing when survivors scrambled into a third car
Palestinians inspect a vehicle with the logo of the World Central Kitchen wrecked by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, April 2. Picture: AP Photo/Ismael Abu Dayyah

Palestinians inspect a vehicle with the logo of the World Central Kitchen wrecked by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, April 2. Picture: AP Photo/Ismael Abu Dayyah

The Israeli military said Friday that it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers on a food-delivery mission.

The military said they had mishandled critical information and violated the army’s rules of engagement.

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