A federal government advisor released a report on Friday into the Israel Defence Force airstrike on a humanitarian convoy which killed Ms Frankcom and six other World Central Kitchen workers as they delivered food in Gaza in April.
Former Australian Defence Force chief Mark Binskin found the incident was caused by failures to follow IDF procedures, mistaken identification and decision-making errors exacerbated by confirmation bias.
Zomi Frankcom was one of seven World Central Kitchen workers killed. (AP PHOTO)
Israel's embassy in Canberra has taken issue with aspects of Australia's response.
"The Australian government's statement about the report regrettably included some misrepresentations and omitted crucial details," the embassy said in a statement on Monday.
It claimed the federal government had misrepresented the way the report was conducted, the degree of co-operation and openness exhibited by the Israeli Defence Force and "certain aspects of the tragic incident".
During a press conference on Friday, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Ms Frankcom was killed "in an intentional strike by the IDF" and urged Israel to apologise to her family.
The Israeli embassy pointed out Mr Binskin's report found the IDF strike was "not knowingly or deliberately directed" against World Central Kitchen.
The diplomatic statement extended "deepest condolences" to Ms Frankcom's family but did not include an apology.
PRESS RELEASE: Statement by the Israeli Embassy in Canberra regarding the Australian report on the World Central Kitchen incident — Israel in Australia (@IsraelinOZ) pic.twitter.com/cZQPn2DOiBAugust 4, 2024
Israel's defence force had dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others while improving co-ordination between the IDF and aid organisations, the embassy said.
"We hold the critical humanitarian activity undertaken by international aid organisations in the highest regard," it said.
"We will continue to co-ordinate and assist in their operations."
On October 7, Hamas - designated a terrorist group by the Australian government - attacked Israel, killing 1200 people and resulting in more than 200 hostages, according to Israeli authorities.
In the months since, Israel has unleashed a bombing campaign and ground offensive in Gaza that has killed almost 40,000 Palestinians, according to the local health ministry.
Almost 90 per cent of Gazans, about 1.9 million people, have been displaced while 495,000 are facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity.
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