“At this time, there is no plans to review this purchase.”
The Canadian military says it has no plans to review its decision to purchase $43 million worth of a type of Israeli-made missile despite the munition’s apparent use in killing seven aid workers, including one who was a Canadian citizen and army veteran.
BBC Verify reported this week that the Spike missile manufactured by Israeli state-owned arms dealer RAFAEL was the likely munition used by the Israeli military on April 1 when it killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers, who had been travelling in a convoy to deliver humanitarian aid in Gaza.
BBC cited Chris Cobb-Smith, a former British Army officer and ex-United Nations weapons inspector, as identifying the likely use of the Spike missiles, which were fired from an Israeli drone. That assessment was backed up by Justin Crump, a former British Army officer.
As well, The Times quoted Chris Lincoln-Jones, a former British Army major who previously worked with the Israeli military, saying he believed there was a “high likelihood” that Spike missiles were used, adding: “It’s the only missile that I know of in the Israeli army that, in my experience, would cause so little collateral damage.”
In February, Defense News confirmed that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) planned to buy Spike LR2 missiles for its troops stationed in Latvia as part of Canada’s NATO mission in that country.
As far as the Department of National Defence (DND) is concerned, that deal is still set to go ahead, regardless of the missiles’ apparent use on aid workers and other civilians — including one of its own veterans — in Gaza. (more...)
Canada Still Plans To Buy Israeli Missiles Likely Used To Kill Army Veteran
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