“We are horrified”, says vice-president of the NGO Doctors of the World about the death of humanitarian workers in Gaza

For Corty, the fact that the NGO is based in the United States, a traditional ally of Israel, “raises many doubts about the intention or otherwise of this attack.” “We have reached a point today where humanitarian workers cannot play their role,” she assesses.

“Unintentional” bombing

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted on Tuesday that the seven WCK employees were killed in an “unintentional” bombing. “This happens in a war […] We are in contact with the governments and will do everything possible to ensure that it does not happen again”, added the prime minister.

Israeli Army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said he spoke with the NGO’s founding chef, American-Spanish José Andrés, to express his “deepest condolences.”

Hagari also announced that an investigation will be carried out by the country’s Armed Forces and that information will be shared “in a transparent way”. The commander of the Israeli General Staff, Herzi Halevi, is in charge of “personally” reviewing the results of this work.

Distribution of tons of supplies

Since the start of the war between Israel and the Hamas group, on October 7, 2023, WCK has participated in several meal distribution operations. Since March, the NGO has been part of an immense action through a humanitarian corridor leaving Cyprus. The operation allowed the arrival of dozens of tons of supplies in the territory where the population is starving.