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A day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a call with US President Joe Biden, the Israeli military on Friday (Apr 5) dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their involvement in drone strikes in Gaza that resulted in the deaths of seven aid workers, who were on a food delivery mission.

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The military stated on Friday that these individuals had mishandled crucial information and carried out "serious violations of commands". This development comes as Israel is facing the accusation of deliberately targeting civilians in its war against the Hamas militant group in the city of Gaza.   

The military’s spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, reportedly said, “It’s a tragedy."

“It’s a serious event that we are responsible for and it shouldn’t have happened and we will make sure that it won’t happen again," Hagari added. 

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The relationship between Biden and Netanyahu is tense after World Central Kitchen's seven aid workers, including one American, were killed on Monday (Apr 1) by Israeli strikes. 

Following the call between Biden and Netanyahu, White House termed the Israeli strikes “unacceptable” and said that Biden "made clear that US policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps.”

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UN rights council demands 'cease the sale' of arms to Israel 

UN Human Rights Council on Friday (Apr 5) passed a resolution demanding "cease the sale, transfer and diversion of arms, munitions and other military equipment to Israel... to prevent further violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights." 

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The resolution received support from 28 out of the 47 member states of the UN Human Rights Council. Whereas, six voted against it and 13 countries abstained. The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body that is tasked with safeguarding human rights worldwide.

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Israel's ambassador to the UN in Geneva Meirav Eilon Shahar has rebuked the resolution by saying that the "decisions made today are a stain on the Human Rights Council and the UN as a whole."

"Shame on the council for adopting a resolution that does not even mention Hamas or its brutal acts on Oct. 7," Eilon added."

(With inputs from agencies)

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