Israel had so much information on aid convoy it blew up they ‘probably even knew the NAMES of the people in the cars’: Damning claim from British Army major as former MI6 chief condemns ‘reckless’ strike [Video]

04:34 EDT 04 Apr 2024 , updated 16:19 EDT 04 Apr 2024

A former British Army Major has said Israel’s Defence Forces would have known everything about the World Central Kitchen aid convoy before Monday’s drone strike that killed seven aid workers, including three Britons. 

Chris Lincoln-Jones, upon reviewing images of the damaged vehicles, characterised the strikes as highly targeted and said the missiles were ‘absolutely, perfectly accurate’. 

The drone – an Elbit Hermes 450 – is built in Israel and constitutes one of the IDF’s foremost intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance vehicles. 

It carries both electro-optical and infrared cameras to ‘capture high-quality imagery during day or night’, according to Air Force Technology, suggesting IDF operators would have clearly seen the World Central Kitchen (WCK) logo emblazoned on the white cars. 

Lincoln-Jones also said Israel ‘probably even know the names of the people on board’, given the convoy had been travelling along a pre-approved deconflicted route, in comments to …