U.S. Defense Secretary Denounces Israel's Strike on Aid Workers in Gaza
Briefly

Secretary Austin expressed his outrage at the Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid convoy that killed seven aid workers...
Secretary Austin stressed the need to immediately take concrete steps to protect aid workers and Palestinian civilians in Gaza after repeated coordination failures with foreign aid groups...
Despite the tough language, there was no indication that Mr. Austin threatened to halt the flow of American munitions or place conditions on U.S. weapons sales to Israel...
The secretary's anger over the Israeli airstrike on the humanitarian convoy comes a week after the two men sparred in private meetings in Washington over Israel's plan to invade the southern city of Rafah...
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