Israel’s military chief says a deadly Israeli strike that killed seven aid workers in the Gaza Strip was the result of a ‘misidentification’ in complex conditions. Announcing the results of a preliminary probe early Wednesday, Lt Gen Herzi Halevi expressed remorse over the killings and called the event a ‘grave mistake’.

“It was a mistake that followed a misidentification—at night during a war in very complex conditions. It shouldn’t have happened,” he said. He gave no further details. He said an independent body would conduct a “thorough investigation”.