Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his regret on Tuesday for the killing of seven aid workers working for the organization "World Central Kitchen" in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza, describing the incident as tragic and unintentional.

Netanyahu said in a recorded statement, "It is expected that such things happen in wartime. We are examining the matter carefully, communicating with the governments (of foreign countries whose citizens were killed) and will do our utmost to ensure it does not happen again."

In this context, the Israeli army announced that the killing of aid workers in Gaza was a tragic result of an Israeli attack, and the army commander will review the results of a preliminary investigation.

The army pledged to conduct a "transparent" investigation into the airstrike. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a recorded statement, "We will open an investigation to scrutinize the circumstances of this serious incident further. This will help us avoid its recurrence."

He added, "We are committed to examining our operations accurately and transparently."

Hagari pointed out that the investigation mission into the incident will be entrusted to the Israeli army's fact-finding and evaluation unit, emphasizing "that we will get to the details of this matter and share the results we have reached transparently."

Hagari mentioned that he spoke to the organization's founder José Andrés and "expressed to him the deep condolences of the Israeli Defense Forces to the families of the deceased and the entire family of the World Central Kitchen organization."

In his speech as well, the Israeli army spokesman praised the relief organization and said it "came to help Israelis after the attack of October 7th."

Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that Israel will open a joint operations room with international groups to enable coordination of aid distribution in Gaza with the army.

For its part, the American organization announced that it temporarily suspended its operations after the "targeted Israeli strike" on Monday.

According to the organization, the dead were from "Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, and dual citizens from the United States, Canada, and Palestine."

London summons the Israeli ambassador
On Tuesday, the British government summoned the Israeli ambassador in London to express its "strong condemnation" of the killing of seven aid workers, including three British citizens, in an Israeli strike in Gaza.

British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Andrew Mitchell said in a statement, "I have requested a swift and transparent investigation, sharing the results with the entire international community, and fully holding those responsible (for the attack) accountable for their actions."