Israeli military probe finds forces breached regulations in UN Aid Worker attack

An internal investigation into the killing of a UN worker by Israeli forces has concluded that the military breached regulations regarding humanitarian workers, Haaretz is reporting.

Waibhav Anil Kale, an Indian national who worked in the UN's Safety and Security Division, was shot and killed by Israeli forces in his vehicle despite it being marked with UN letters.

According to the investigation, the vehicle was travelling towards the UN's offices in Rafah, on a road where travel was prohibited without prior agreement with the Israeli military.

Israeli forces claimed he was accompanied by an armed individual.

However, the probe concluded that the vehicle came under fire, breaching protocols relating to humanitarian workers, which mandate extreme caution even if they are accompanied by armed individuals.

Kale is the first international UN worker to be killed in Gaza since 7 October.

On 1 April, the Israeli military killed seven aid workers in a World Central Kitchen convoy, sparking international condemnation.

Prior to the attack, at least 357 humanitarian-run sites and convoys in Gaza whose coordinates had been shared in advance with warring parties were targeted by Israeli fire.