During a press conference on Wednesday, Miller referred to Israeli authorities' declaration that the reason for the killing of the WCK employees was their mistaken identity. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Israeli government had provided Washington with the same explanations it had given publicly. Although there was no reason to doubt them, it was still true, he said The United States expects a full investigation to be conducted as soon as possible. He also stressed that ultimately the cause of a potential mistake does not matter.
– I don't know who they want to hit. But in the end It doesn't matter what their motive was, because what they did was kill seven relief workers. “This is unacceptable and cannot happen again,” Miller said.
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He noted that the United States has continued to press Israel and proposed specific solutions to establish better mechanisms to avoid false strikes. He added that he had spoken about it. Last week, Foreign Secretary Anthony Blinken during a visit by Israeli Defense Minister Jove Gallant. Following these recommendations, Miller noted that after the tragedy, Israel decided to organize a special “situation room” to improve the coordination of operations in Gaza.
– We are glad that they are doing it now, but they should have done it earlier – he said.
A spokesman of the ministry said this The incident will not affect the construction of temporary vessels to receive humanitarian aid by seaBut it acknowledged — pointing to the suspension of WCK and other groups' activities — that there were concerns about its impact on aid distribution inside Gaza.
– That's what we heard from aid agencies They expect the Israeli authorities to provide them with protection, and that is what we are pushing the Israeli government to do – he declared.
During the briefing, Miller also mentioned the Israeli attack on the Iranian diplomatic mission in Damascus. He reiterated that the US had nothing to do with the attack and that it was not informed in advance. He added that Washington does not support attacks on diplomatic missions, but it is trying to determine what kind of facility it actually is.
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