Chef Jose Andres says aid workers were 'systematically TARGETED' before air ... trends now

The White House on Wednesday refused to say if Israel would face any consequences from its chief ally the U.S. amid fury over the strike that took out an aid convoy and killed seven relief workers from World Central Kitchen.

Andres in a new interview said the IDF targeted aid workers 'systematically, car by car.'

He said the IDF knew his aid workers' movements in advance of their ill-fated trip inside Gaza. This was not a 'bad luck situation where, 'oops,' we dropped the bomb in the wrong place,' he said. 

'This was over a 1.5, 1.8 kilometers, with a very defined humanitarian convoy that had signs in the top, in the roof, a very colorful logo that we are obviously very proud of,' he said. It's 'very clear who we are and what we do.' 

'Even if we were not in coordination with the (Israel Defense Forces), no democratic country and no military can be targeting civilians and humanitarians,' he told Reuters after penning  an op-ed where he declared 'food is not a weapon of war.' 

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to reveal any consequences for Israel, who relies on the U.S. for an annual $3.3 billion in military aid.

'We've had we're having conversations with Israel. We've been very clear about that. Those conversations have been tough. We've been very public about those conversations on this particular incident. There will be an investigation,' she said, pointing to an internal Israeli probe that the administration called for.

'The president has said he wants it to be swift, he wants it to be comprehensive, and he is there to seek accountability, to bring account for account, right? To bring accountability.

She referred repeatedly to Biden's strongly worded written statement Tuesday, although Biden did not speak publicly about the region during health care themed remarks at the White House Wednesday. 

'And you heard from the President last night in his statement, he is he's outraged he is hearbroken. We're all heartbroken here, those seven lives,' she said.