Five aid workers were killed in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip. World Central Kitchen has “lost some of our sisters and brothers,” leader José Andrès said on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. According to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry, four of the victims were foreigners. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the death of a national and urged the protection of aid workers.
“This is a tragedy that should never have happened,” Albanese said, according to Australian media, about the attack on a World Central Kitchen (WCK) vehicle. His administration contacted the Israeli government directly about the incident, which occurred “beyond all reasonable circumstances.” The Foreign Office in Canberra also asked the Israeli ambassador to make the call. “People providing humanitarian aid and civilians must be protected,” the head of government emphasized.
“Stop killing civilians”
WCK founder Andrès – a Spanish celebrity chef living in the US – also criticized. He called on the Israeli government to stop “arbitrary killings.” “It must stop restricting humanitarian aid, stop killing civilians and aid workers, and stop using food as a weapon.” A separate statement from the organization said the aid workers were killed “while working in support of our humanitarian work to support the delivery of food.” to Gaza.”
World Central Kitchen, together with local partners, operates community kitchens in the Gaza Strip that prepare meals for the Palestinian population. The organization is also currently involved in aid deliveries that have been coming by sea from Cyprus to the war zone since March.
Hit while providing assistance
She also took over the distribution of relief supplies on site. Photos and video footage circulating on social media overnight allegedly show the murdered employees of World Central Kitchen. You see corpses in protective vests and blood-stained passports. According to Palestinian information, the Australian woman and her colleagues, as well as their Palestinian driver, were delivering relief supplies at the time of the airstrike, wrote “The Sydney Morning Herald” newspaper.
The Israeli military said it was conducting a “thorough investigation at the highest level” “to understand the circumstances of this tragic incident.” It added that it had worked closely with WCK in distributing aid to the people of the Gaza Strip.
“Helpers must be protected”
The White House in Washington said Monday evening (local time) that it was “heartbroken and deeply disturbed by the attack.” National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson further wrote, “We call on Israel to quickly investigate what happened.”
World Central Kitchen has been involved in aid deliveries to Gaza, which have been reaching the war zone by sea from Cyprus since March. The organization has also taken over the distribution of relief supplies and prepares meals for those in need.
Troops withdrawn from Al-Shifa Hospital
Meanwhile, in northern Gaza Strip, medical teams searched the rubble of Al-Shifa hospital to recover injured people and bodies. The Israeli army withdrew its troops there on Monday after a two-week operation. According to Israeli information, the operation targeted senior Hamas members in the complex in Gaza city.
An Israeli army spokesman said on Monday evening that Israeli forces had “killed more than 200 terrorists” and arrested more than 900 people on suspicion of “terrorist acts” on the hospital grounds. Doctors and citizens told AFP that at least 20 bodies had been found.
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