2024-04-17 03:30:54
The humanitarian officials were traveling through a non-conflict area in two armored vehicles with the WCK logo.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuadmitted this Tuesday April 2 that seven humanitarian officials from the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK) They died after a bombardment carried out by their army in Gaza, which he described as unintentional.
“Unfortunately, yesterday, a tragic incident occurredour forces struck unintentionally to innocents in the Gaza Strip. This happens in a war (…), we are in contact with governments and We will do everything possible to ensure that it does not happen again.“, he stated from the hospital where he is admitted after undergoing surgery for a hernia.
On the other hand, in a statement transmitted by video, the spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Daniel Hagari, publicly expressed his condolences for what happened.
“The army is investigating his tragic death. “The deepest condolences,” he said, addressing the founder of WFC.
He also stressed that Israeli forces have been working closely with the NGO to help them fulfill its noble mission of delivering aid to Gazabeing one of the first to arrive in Israel after Hamas He would kill dozens of his people.
What did the NGO say regarding the death of its humanitarian officials?
For its part, the NGO belonging to the Hispanic-American chef José Andrés, announced that will discontinue operations in Gaza after the death of its workers.
All of them came from different countries, such as Australia, Poland, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and Palestine.
Likewise, through a statement, the executive director, Erin Goreassured that “this is not only an attack against WCK, It is an attack against humanitarian organizations that arise in the most dire situations where food is used as a weapon of war. This is unforgivable“.
In this way, they explained that the volunteers They were traveling through a non-conflict area in two armored vehicles, normal and with WCK logo.
Furthermore, they assured that their movements They were coordinated with Israeli forcesbut they were still attacked leaving a warehouse in Deir al-Balah.