2024-04-07 11:10:35
After the bombing that killed seven humanitarian workers distributing food aid in the besieged Gaza Strip, Israel He admitted his responsibility and pointed out that it was a “serious mistake” and promised an investigation into the matter.
The organization World Central Kitchen (WCK) by the Spanish-American chef José Andrés, for whom the victims of the attack, announced the suspension of its shares in the Palestinian territory.
The victims were originally from Australia, Poland, United Kingdom, one with dual nationality of USA y Canadaand Palestine,” detailed WCK, one of the few organizations still present in Gaza after almost six months of war between Israel and the Islamist movement Hamas.
“Unfortunately yesterday a tragic incident occurred, our forces unintentionally beat innocent people in the Gaza Strip“Declared the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
“These are things that happen in a war (…), we are in contact with the governments and we will do everything possible to ensure that does not occur again“he added.
For his part, the head of the Israeli Defense Forces, General Herzi Halevi, recognized the mistake.
“It was an error that occurred after a mistaken identification during the night, during a war, in very complex conditions. “This should not have happened,” Halevi added.
The president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, spoke with José Andrés and “expressed his deep sadness and sincere apologies for the tragic death of the team of WCK”, the Israeli presidency indicated in a statement.
The remains of the victims were taken to the hospital. Deir al Balah, in the center of Gaza, where the event occurred. / AFP
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The president of United States, Joe Biden, He called chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), to offer his condolences for the death of the volunteers and told him that what happened “breaks his heart,” said the spokesperson for the organization. Casa Blanca, Karine Jean Pierre.
The White House reported that she is “outraged” by the death of seven NGO collaborators World Central Kitchen in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, and assured that humanitarian workers “must be protected.”
“We will send a clear message to Israel that cooperators must be protected,” he added.
The United States awaits the outcome of an Israeli investigation into the attack, the spokesman said. National Security Council United States, John Kirby, who trusts that it will be finished in days and not in weeks.
To the question of whether Washington accepts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s explanation that the attack was unintentional, Kirby He answered that they want to see the results of the investigations before making a statement.
Until now, the Department of state of the United States has found no evidence that Israel has violated international humanitarian law during its offensive in Gaza. / AFP
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