The air attack Israel that killed seven employees World Central Kitchen, An NGO that delivered food in the center of the Gaza Strip on Monday, the 1st, sparked outrage among world leaders. The victims had six different nationalities, causing the governments of Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom and Spain to demand explanations from Tel Aviv about what happened, in addition to asking that those responsible for the incident be held accountable.
A World Central Kitchen stated that the humanitarian aid team traveled in three cars with the NGO logo, two of them armored, and was in a “conflict-free” area at the time of the attack. In a statement, the organization founded by Spanish chef José Andrés called for an end to the “indiscriminate killing” in Gaza and announced that it will “pause (your) operations in the region.”
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After confirming the death ofAustralian citizen Zomi Frankcom in the attack, the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, called for full Israeli accountability for the “tragedy that should never have occurred”. According to Albanese, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade requested a phone call with the Israeli ambassador in Canberra to clarify the incident, which the prime minister called “completely unacceptable”.
“It is beyond any reasonable circumstance that someone providing aid and humanitarian assistance should lose their life,” added Albanese.
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski also spoke out asking for “urgent explanations” from the Israeli ambassador in Warsaw, Yacov Livne. “He assured me that Poland would soon receive the results of the investigation into this tragedy. I join in condolences to the family of our courageous volunteer and to all the civilian victims in the Gaza Strip,” said Sikorski.
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O UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron called the killings “deeply distressing” and said he would provide “full support to the families” of British citizens killed in the airstrike. “It is essential that humanitarian workers are protected and able to carry out their work. We call on Israel to immediately investigate and provide a full and transparent explanation of what happened,” he said, and also summoned the Israeli ambassador to London, Tzipi Hotovely, for a meeting.
José Manuel Albares, chancellor of Spain, the country where the NGO World Central Kitchen was founded, said he was “horrified” by the deaths of the aid workers.
Israel’s pronouncement
In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “these things happen in times of war”, referring to the deaths. According to him, the attack was not intentional.
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“We are thoroughly investigating the matter, we are in contact with the governments (of dead foreign citizens) and we will do everything to ensure this does not happen again,” Netanyahu said.
The Israeli military also said it had opened an independent investigation “to understand the full circumstances of the incident” and that they make “great efforts to enable the safe delivery of humanitarian aid” in Gaza.
Call for a ceasefire
Also this Tuesday, Janez Lenarcic, European Union commissioner for humanitarian affairs, called for a ceasefire in Gaza, being echoed by Albares, from Spain, and Albanese, from Australia.
According to the Spanish Chancellorthe country demands “a ceasefire and the entry of humanitarian aid”. Lenarcic also stated in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that “this must stop. Now”, referring to the war in Gaza.
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