Jacob Flickinger’s mother rejects Israel’s explanation for attack that killed son [Video]

OTTAWA – The mother of a Canadian Army veteran killed during an attack on humanitarian workers in the Gaza Strip this week is rejecting Israel’s explanation for what happened.

But Sylvie Labrecque, her voice filled with exhaustion and grief, says she remains hopeful that the deaths of her son Jacob Flickinger and six of his colleagues will lead to positive change for all aid workers and the people of Gaza.

“I just feel good in a way that I feel that a lot of people are honouring Jacob in many different ways,” she said in an interview.

“So I’m hoping that there will be positive impact in terms of possibilities of stopping some of that killing.”

Flickinger, 33, was one of seven World Central Kitchen workers killed on April 1 when their convoy was attacked after it delivered 100 tonnes of food to a warehouse in Deir al-Balah.

A retired …