Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has acknowledged that an Israeli strike in Gaza resulted in the unintentional killing of seven individuals working for the food aid charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) on Monday, 1 April. “Unfortunately, in the last 24 hours, there was a tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people in the Gaza Strip,” he said in a video message delivered in Hebrew. Netanyahu assured that such occurrences are thoroughly investigated, and steps will be taken to prevent their recurrence. WCK stated that their aid workers were traveling in a “deconflicted zone” using two armored vehicles marked with the charity’s logo, along with another non-armored vehicle. Despite coordinating their movements with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the convoy was struck as it departed the Deir al-Balah warehouse after unloading over 100 tons of humanitarian food aid brought to Gaza by sea. The casualties included a dual US-Canada national, along with several aid workers from Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, and a Palestinian. World Central Kitchen CEO Erin Gore expressed profound sadness and shock over the loss of lives in what the organization described as a targeted attack…
Netanyahu Says Recent Airstrike Killing 7 Aid Workers Was “Unintentional”
April 2, 2024
