In addition, overnight the IDF attacked military buildings and terrorist infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah in the areas of Leyda and Ainata in southern Lebanon
The Chief of Staff chose to delay the ceremonies due to the ongoing Iron Swords War in Gaza against the Hamas terrorist organization and in the wake of the October 7 massacre.
Seven workers from the World Central Kitchen were killed on Monday night when their convoy delivering food was struck in Deir al-Balah. The incident led the US-based organization to suspend its operations in Gaza.
"I am outraged and heartbroken by the deaths of seven humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen, including one American, in Gaza yesterday. They were providing food to hungry civilians in the middle of a war. They were brave and selfless. Their deaths are a tragedy," the statement read
President Herzog expressed his "deep sorrow and sincere apologies" over the tragic deaths of Seven WCK staff in the Gaza Strip Monday night and sent his condolences to their families and loved ones.
British Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, summoned the Israel's ambassador to set out the government's "unequivocal condemnation of the appalling killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, including three British Nationals," he said in a Foreign Office press rele
"Following the reports of the incident concerning the employees of the WCK organization in the Gaza Strip", said the IDF, it "began an in-depth investigation of the incident by the most senior ranks, in order to understand all the circumstances of the incident."
In a search near what the police said was a "criminal complex" in the city's Ein Abraham neighborhood, a Kalashnikov rifle, cartridges and a lot of ammunition were found.