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| Israel Gaza: Food charity says aid workers killed in strike | |
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| The bodies were taken to a hospital in Gaza | The bodies were taken to a hospital in Gaza |
| Aid workers including an Australian and two people said to be British and Polish have been killed in Gaza, in what their charity founder said was an Israeli attack. | |
| World Central Kitchen founder and chef José Andrés said his staff had been killed "in an IDF air strike". | |
| Gaza's Hamas-run media office also blamed Israel. The alleged strike could not be verified independently. | |
| Israel's military said it was conducting a "thorough review". | Israel's military said it was conducting a "thorough review". |
| A medical source at al-Aqsa hospital in the central Gaza Strip told the BBC that the bodies of the four workers and their Palestinian driver had been brought to the hospital after a car they were travelling in on the coastal road was hit by an air strike at Deir al-Balah. | |
| Further details of the alleged attack are still emerging. | |
| Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that aid worker Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom was among those killed and has offered his condolences to family and friends. | |
| In a statement, he said: "This is someone who was volunteering overseas to provide aid through this charity for people who are suffering tremendous deprivation in Gaza. And this is just completely unacceptable." | |
| He said Australia expected "full accountability", adding that it was a "tragedy that should never have occurred". | |
| The World Central Kitchen said it was "aware of reports" that members of its team had been killed | The World Central Kitchen said it was "aware of reports" that members of its team had been killed |
| A Palestinian medical source told the BBC the workers had been wearing bullet-proof vests bearing the WCK logo. | |
| Local journalists have shared footage and images of passports they say belong to the killed workers online, identifying people of several different nationalities, but no details have been confirmed. | Local journalists have shared footage and images of passports they say belong to the killed workers online, identifying people of several different nationalities, but no details have been confirmed. |
| In a statement, the WCK said it was "aware of reports" that members of its team had been "killed in an IDF [Israel Defense Forces] attack while working to support our humanitarian food delivery efforts in Gaza". | In a statement, the WCK said it was "aware of reports" that members of its team had been "killed in an IDF [Israel Defense Forces] attack while working to support our humanitarian food delivery efforts in Gaza". |
| "This is a tragedy. Humanitarian aid workers and civilians should never be a target, ever. We will share more information when we have gathered all the facts," it added. | "This is a tragedy. Humanitarian aid workers and civilians should never be a target, ever. We will share more information when we have gathered all the facts," it added. |
| In a post on X, Mr Andrés, a celebrity chef, called on the Israeli government "to stop this indiscriminate killing". | |
| The charity recently made headlines for providing hundreds of tonnes of food for Gazans that arrived on the first aid ship. | The charity recently made headlines for providing hundreds of tonnes of food for Gazans that arrived on the first aid ship. |
| Commenting on the reports, the IDF said it was conducting a thorough review at the highest level to understand the circumstances of this "tragic incident". | Commenting on the reports, the IDF said it was conducting a thorough review at the highest level to understand the circumstances of this "tragic incident". |
| "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," it added. | "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," it added. |
| Prior to confirmation that an Australian national had been killed in the incident, the Australian foreign ministry said: "We have been very clear that we expect humanitarian workers in Gaza to have safe and unimpeded access to do their lifesaving work". | |
| The UK Foreign Office and Polish foreign ministry have been contacted for comment. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Middle East | Middle East |
| Israel-Gaza war | Israel-Gaza war |
| Israel | Israel |
| Poland | Poland |
| Australia | Australia |