Israeli military investigating after nationals from UK, Australia and Poland, working for World Central Kitchen, were reportedly in convoy struck in central Gaza
The logo of World Central Kitchen is visible on the clothing of one of the four aid workers killed in Gaza. They reportedly came from the UK, Australia and Poland, and died alongside their Palestinian translator.The logo of World Central Kitchen is visible on the clothing of one of the four aid workers killed in Gaza. They reportedly came from the UK, Australia and Poland, and died alongside their Palestinian translator.
Footage showed the bodies of the five dead at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Several of them wore protective body armour with the charity’s logo. Hospital staff showed the passports of three of the dead – British, Australian and Polish.World Central Kitchen said in a statement online: “We are aware of reports that members of the World Central Kitchen team have been killed in an IDF attack while working to support our humanitarian food delivery efforts in Gaza.
“The IDF makes extensive efforts to enable the safe delivery of humanitarian aid, and has been working closely with WCK in their vital efforts to provide food and humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza,” the statement said. Mahmoud Thabet, a paramedic from the Palestinian Red Crescent who was on the team that brought the bodies to the hospital, told the Associated Press the aid workers’ car was hit just after crossing from northern Gaza.
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