Israeli army chief says strike killing aid workers was 'grave mistake'

"It shouldn't have happened," Halevi said, as he blamed the strike on a nighttime "misidentification".

Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi speaking during a visit to northern Israel. - Halevi said on January 17 that the likelihood of war breaking out on the country's northern border with Lebanon has become "much higher". (Photos by AFP

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Israel's defence chief said on Wednesday a strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza was a "grave mistake" after the deaths prompted a chorus of

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Israeli army chief says strike killing aid workers was 'grave mistake'

"It shouldn't have happened," Halevi said, as he blamed the strike on a nighttime "misidentification".

Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi speaking during a visit to northern Israel. - Halevi said on January 17 that the likelihood of war breaking out on the country's northern border with Lebanon has become "much higher". (Photos by AFP

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