INTERVIEW: Independent investigation urged into death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza

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The death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza has prompted calls for accountability. Source: Supplied / PR IMAGE

The death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom was preventable, the CEO of the Australian Council for International Development has told SBS News.


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The Australian Council for International Development has called for an independent investigation into the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom.

Ms Frankcom was among seven workers with the charity World Central Kitchen who were killed in a strike by the Israeli Defense Forces while delivering food and other supplies to northern Gaza.

Rania Yallop spoke with the CEO of the Australian Council for International Development, Marc Purcell, about the tragedy.

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