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“There was an incident yesterday evening in Gaza in which World Central Kitchen workers were tragically killed while carrying out their essential task of delivering food to the suffering people,” Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagar said on Tuesday.
The Israeli army, according to the spokesman, must comply with international law. “We are committed to thoroughly and transparently investigating our operations,” he said. “I just spoke with WCK founder José Andrés and expressed the deepest condolences of the Israel Defense Forces to the families and the entire WCK family.”
“We will be launching an investigation to further assess this serious incident.” This will help reduce the risk of the recurrence of such an incident,” noted D. Hagaris. He said he was in favor of an investigation by an independent and professional body of experts. “WCK and after October 7 the massacre helped the Israelis, they were one of the first non-governmental organizations here,” the military spokesman continued. The work of WCK is said to be extremely important.
The seven dead are from Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, the Palestinian Territories, as well as one US and one Canadian citizen. They were driving in the deconfliction zone in two armored vehicles marked with the WCK logo, the organization said.
Britain has called on Israel to “give a full, transparent explanation” for an airstrike in Gaza that killed seven aid workers, including at least one Briton, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Tuesday.
“We have asked Israel to conduct an immediate investigation and provide a full, transparent explanation of what happened,” Cameron wrote on social media, adding that the UK was “seeking to find out” the circumstances of the incident as soon as possible.
The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, condemned the airstrike in the Gaza Strip and demanded an investigation into the incident.
“Despite demands to protect civilians and humanitarian workers, there are once again innocent victims,” he wrote on the X Network on Tuesday.
This shows that it is necessary to immediately implement the resolution of the UN Security Council, which demands an immediate ceasefire, unlimited humanitarian access and greater protection of the civilian population. In a legally binding resolution in late March, the UN’s most influential body also demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas.
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