Zomi Frankcom was killed by IDF drones. Australia says Israel’s response ‘falls far short’. How did it happen and what’s next?

Two years after a deadly strike on the Australian aid worker and her colleagues, IDF officers have been cleared of criminal wrongdoing.

Frankcom’s brother says it’s ‘an insult’

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“Serious failures in the process” was the euphemism of Israel’s military advocate general to describe a 2024 drone strike that killed an Australian aid worker.

“https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/zomi-frankcom-deserved-more-slain-aid-workers-family-says-after-israel-rejects-criminal-investigation-ntwnfb">An insult to my sister’s memory,” says Zomi Frankcom’s grieving brother.